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If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

8 reviews

rinku's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

If You Come Softly is a YA novel. It features a sweet interracial romance between Ellie and Miah. Both have interesting issues they are dealing with. She has a mother who left the family on more than one occasion, while he’s dealing with having famous parents. As the story opens we know they are no longer together and the bulk of the book is the cute story of their romance, although they do encounter some issues due to her being white (and Jewish) and him being Black. But then. But then there is a single line of ominous foreshadowing and it is clear this book is not going to give them a second chance or a happy ending. I imagine it made quite the splash and was rather groundbreaking when it was first published nearly 25 years ago. What’s sad is that it it still so relevant today.

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iuvmoonie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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leastsquares's review

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emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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sammymilfort's review

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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maple_dove's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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gem114's review

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emotional slow-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? No

4.0

If You Come Softly is Jacqueline Woodson's take on Romeo and Juliet for the modern day. It follows the young love of 15-year-old Ellie Eisen and Jeremiah Roselind, who meet at their private school in New York. Although they don't come from directly feuding families, they do have to navigate the reality of being Jewish and Black in an interracial relationship in the late 1990s. Woodson does a great job developing the characters. Knowing the source material, I knew it wasn't going to end well, and I think Woodson did a great job leading to the climax without making it feel like it was meant to be a twist. The predictability made it even more tragic.

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kelsireads's review

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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