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helenephoebe's review against another edition
4.0
ISBN? – 9780385606073
Themes – Babies / Family / Poverty / Love / Sticking Together
Recommend? – Yes, very enjoyable, more so than some of the later ones.
Themes – Babies / Family / Poverty / Love / Sticking Together
Recommend? – Yes, very enjoyable, more so than some of the later ones.
chloe_evelyn's review
5.0
I love Jacqueline Wilson books. I’ve read this one many times and never get bored!
hmorgz11's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
ebxnygrxce's review
3.0
Overall: A book I revisited from my childhood to experience some nostalgia. I did get a nice blast from the past, but I also learned that this book is actually quite boring sometimes and the morals are way off balance. A bit scary considering this is for kids.
Likes: •The characterisation of the sisters was so vivid it was really easy differentiating them from one another •Despite the writing not being as complexed I could still imagine the scenes •The topic of physical abuse was interesting to read about – Mary’s character was a gem! •So nostalgic for me!
Dislikes: •The mum is a manipulative gaslighter who deals with no repercussions for her actions or any hint from the author that she is a bad person •Lots of boring use of language (repeated ‘said’ a lot) •Being trapped inside Dixie’s head was incredibly annoying (I understand why younger readers would connect with her though) •Bruce gets treated like garbage the entire book (he doesn’t get paid, has to spend his own money on this random family’s food etc and doesn’t leave despite Dixie’s dad not even being his friend??)
Likes: •The characterisation of the sisters was so vivid it was really easy differentiating them from one another •Despite the writing not being as complexed I could still imagine the scenes •The topic of physical abuse was interesting to read about – Mary’s character was a gem! •So nostalgic for me!
Dislikes: •The mum is a manipulative gaslighter who deals with no repercussions for her actions or any hint from the author that she is a bad person •Lots of boring use of language (repeated ‘said’ a lot) •Being trapped inside Dixie’s head was incredibly annoying (I understand why younger readers would connect with her though) •Bruce gets treated like garbage the entire book (he doesn’t get paid, has to spend his own money on this random family’s food etc and doesn’t leave despite Dixie’s dad not even being his friend??)
aotora's review
5.0
Yet another masterpiece by Jacqueline Wilson.
The book talks about a single mother that has 4 daughters and the fifth one on the way. Each daughter has a different father. Each one has an uniqe name aswell - Dixie, Rochelle, Jude, Martine and Sundance.
The youngest one is Dixie - she always carries the plushie parrot in her sleeve.
When they are moving to a new and bigger place they get help from a co-worker of Dixie's father who they later make a part of the family when he injures his back and is forced to stay with them.
Martine runs away because she ends up being pregnant and Dixie selflessly risks her life catching Mary, her neighbor who was abused by her mother and tried to jump from her room's window.
At the end the whole family is gathered and mom finally reveals to the girls that Sundance is not a boy- he's a girl.
The book talks about a single mother that has 4 daughters and the fifth one on the way. Each daughter has a different father. Each one has an uniqe name aswell - Dixie, Rochelle, Jude, Martine and Sundance.
The youngest one is Dixie - she always carries the plushie parrot in her sleeve.
When they are moving to a new and bigger place they get help from a co-worker of Dixie's father who they later make a part of the family when he injures his back and is forced to stay with them.
Martine runs away because she ends up being pregnant and Dixie selflessly risks her life catching Mary, her neighbor who was abused by her mother and tried to jump from her room's window.
At the end the whole family is gathered and mom finally reveals to the girls that Sundance is not a boy- he's a girl.
dreamadeer's review
3.0
The plot is OK. It's realistic. But I really wish Wilson would stop recycling her main character. All her main characters are dreamy, not good at math, love pretending games, not good at making friends, etc. It gets boring when you keep having to see the story from this kind of character's POV. Also, I wish Wilson would wrap up her story completely. She always made the end of story with 'half-okay' situation, but never really fix up the core of the problem.
Plus, if you're having anxiety disorder, I suggest you not to read this one.
Plus, if you're having anxiety disorder, I suggest you not to read this one.
kashvm's review
4.0
I remember reading this and becoming so involved in the world that i almost felt I was the main character. I can't remember much of what happened except I remember this one scene where the main girl has her bluebird up the sleeve of her jacket and she's going into the yard of the house next door and playing with the young girl there, all dressed in white, so clean and pristine and her mother wouldn't let her do anything that got her dirty. And the main girl invited her over to jump on the trampoline. Something along those lines.
I loved it. Absolutley loved it. And I think I only read a few of jacqueline Wilson's books but the few that I read, I loved <3
I loved it. Absolutley loved it. And I think I only read a few of jacqueline Wilson's books but the few that I read, I loved <3