Reviews

Green Angel by Alice Hoffman

susannah_knox's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Beautiful writing as I expect from any Alice Hoffman book, but the plot was a little thin in this brief middle grade novel.  We will read the next one and I'm looking forward to seeing where the characters introduced will go.

goodem9199's review

3.0

Hoffman is such a lyrical writer...her books are like poetry.

fae93's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of my favorite books ever! I read it initially in childhood and still think of it often. It's a really moving story about trauma and resilience. Despite the book being so short, the characters are really vibrant. There's some beautiful symbolism as well. I really need to give it a re-read soon and add my reflections from my adult perspective! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Child death, and Addiction

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abandonment and Dysphoria

tammyux's review

Review: https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2293583/

mars_aria's review

2.0

2.5 stars

lemon_liege's review

5.0

I read this book when I was super young and it has stuck with me for many years. I haven’t read it in a while, so it may not have the same impact it did when I was younger, but I remember it being very lovely.

tessacmickeyd's review

4.0

This was sweet and sad.

cosmith2015's review

5.0

I read this book every year. It's a beautiful story that captures my heart everytime I read it. It's fairly small, but it grabs your attention and keeps it. The plot is simple, but wonderfully done.

thestoryowl's review

3.0

Lyrical and sad. Beautiful words, not much plot.

epruta's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0