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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is beautiful. I am a mother in my 30s reading this in 2023, never guessing my heart would warm so much to a teenaged boy from panhandle TX in the Dust Bowl. Just beautiful, poignant, sweet, exciting, and heartbreaking. This book was my favorite read of 2023.
I wanted to love this book as so many others did, but I found it so repetitive and boring. This happened and this happened and this happened. I just couldn’t get into it. . . . Until the last chapter. I wish the whole book had been as beautifully written as that.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The writing of this makes you feel part of the trek Woody takes from east to west. You are with him as he fibs a little to get hired on, to reliving his nightmares. I truly could not wait to read the next paragraph, page, chapter. A must read for those who loves historial fiction.
I loved the historical fiction. Living in San Diego, I was intrigued by the connection to the SD Zoo which has so many memories for me and my children. The story was such a wild ride, but I imagine it was a daunting task to transport these two giraffes across the US when there were very few transcontinental roads. I love how the author wove in the time period. It was a fast read and I know just what friend to pass this treasure to next.
This was a very interesting story, a likely fictional account of a fact based event that happened in the 1938 and told by a old man in present day who’s over 100. I’m an animal lover, like Jones and Woody I don’t have much respect for people who treat them poorly. Book #9 in 2022