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ambrose_7's review against another edition
4.0
Coming for a person who’s never played bridge this book was splendid. It taught me all I needed to know about bridge slowly while keeping the plot interesting. Which shows how well written this book is. Perfectly paced the entire way through. The only thing I don’t like is the supernatural stuff at the end. Not a big fan of it and I found it unnecessarily. Still a GREAT book.
protoman21's review against another edition
5.0
What an amazing book! I've never played bridge, but I've always been curious about it. After reading this book, I am dying to play! What a great introduction to a classic game mixed with a moving story of a boy and his "Favorite Uncle." Alton and Trap's relationship, in all of its forms, is very entertaining reading and really made the book come alive. Sachar continues to amaze me after all these years!
mr_jay_quiet_artist's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.0
christiana's review against another edition
4.0
Although I really liked this book, I am curious about how it would work for the actual target audience. I'm open to learning about bridge inside a story, but teens? I don't know. Truthfully, I started out really wanting to learn to play bridge but 3/4 through, I had pretty much had enough bridge. I think I'll stick to Euchre, which I feel like might be the conversational version of bridge. Still a great story done by a great storyteller!
overkastkid123's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-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
4.0
drbelp's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
readingjag's review against another edition
3.0
This is a teen book about Bridge. The card game Bridge. I feel like it's the kind of book that adults are going to LURVE because 1) it's Louis Sachar and 2) insight-multigenerational-personal-growth blah blah etc but has almost zero teen appeal. I mean, zero.
That said, I liked it. The main character was likeable (although his mother? sheesh, she was horrific. like, almost cartoonishly awful.) and the relationship between Alton and his Uncle was lovely and well developed.
A fast read, and it made me want to learn Bridge (which I will not actually do because it's insanely complex).
That said, I liked it. The main character was likeable (although his mother? sheesh, she was horrific. like, almost cartoonishly awful.) and the relationship between Alton and his Uncle was lovely and well developed.
A fast read, and it made me want to learn Bridge (which I will not actually do because it's insanely complex).