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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I don’t think I will ever know why I love this book so much and I honestly don’t think I want to know. I just know that I love it and I always will and I always have. I’ve read it more times than I can count and I still cry every time. I think about this book all the time. I’m positive that this book has contributed significantly to who I am today. Sure- it’s not a literary masterpiece, but I think it’s perfect.
I actually haven’t read it for about five years, and it’s interesting to notice all of the things I missed when I was younger. I relate to it in a completely different way now. Things that I brushed past in middle school are all of a sudden direct reflections of my high school experience and my fears for the future. I can’t really explain it I think.
All I know is that I love this book so much that I can’t properly put it into words. I want a sycamore tree tattooed on my body. I will NEVER watch the movie because I KNOW that it would be impossible to visually portray this book in a way that isn’t insulting to me. I can’t believe I didn’t reread it for five years.
I actually haven’t read it for about five years, and it’s interesting to notice all of the things I missed when I was younger. I relate to it in a completely different way now. Things that I brushed past in middle school are all of a sudden direct reflections of my high school experience and my fears for the future. I can’t really explain it I think.
All I know is that I love this book so much that I can’t properly put it into words. I want a sycamore tree tattooed on my body. I will NEVER watch the movie because I KNOW that it would be impossible to visually portray this book in a way that isn’t insulting to me. I can’t believe I didn’t reread it for five years.
Really loved this book, just a sweet story. Very interesting to get to read the different perspectives of what was happening from 2 points of view.
That’s it? Seriously?
This story has such interesting characters, good storylines, and great potential as an overall idea. It was going in an alright direction. Yet it still fell so flat.
Now I understand why my friend said the movie was better than the book. Because I can see why this would be great as a movie, but God, it just simply wasn’t good (at all) as a book. It had way too many time jumps; instead of telling a full, ongoing story, each two chapters were about one specific significant scene. Like someone just thought “hey, this would be a cute scenario” but was too lazy to work out a whole story around it. And that ending?? If she had written a proper ending, if she had at least fleshed out that part, then sure, I could see past the emptiness of the previous 200 pages simply out of thrill for the actual romance confession. But leaving an already incomplete book unfinished just feels cheap. And if it was a stylistic choice, then it’s still just not my cup of tea, I guess.
Lots of potential, but not fleshed out enough.
This story has such interesting characters, good storylines, and great potential as an overall idea. It was going in an alright direction. Yet it still fell so flat.
Now I understand why my friend said the movie was better than the book. Because I can see why this would be great as a movie, but God, it just simply wasn’t good (at all) as a book. It had way too many time jumps; instead of telling a full, ongoing story, each two chapters were about one specific significant scene. Like someone just thought “hey, this would be a cute scenario” but was too lazy to work out a whole story around it. And that ending?? If she had written a proper ending, if she had at least fleshed out that part, then sure, I could see past the emptiness of the previous 200 pages simply out of thrill for the actual romance confession. But leaving an already incomplete book unfinished just feels cheap. And if it was a stylistic choice, then it’s still just not my cup of tea, I guess.
Lots of potential, but not fleshed out enough.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Two sides of the same story seen through the eyes of a little girl and a little boy. What a great idea; it reminds each of us that what we see is only our perception of things, and that, from somebody else's perspective, things can be quite different (to say the least).
After the first few chapters, I was hoping that the story would go till adulthood for the two main characters. It stops when the reach teen age. If anybody knows a similar type of book with adults, please let me know.
After the first few chapters, I was hoping that the story would go till adulthood for the two main characters. It stops when the reach teen age. If anybody knows a similar type of book with adults, please let me know.
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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:
Complicated
emotional
funny
medium-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:
Yes
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes