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snapplespice's review
5.0
I love this book because it’s gay history - rereading this as an adult made me feel like I was being transported in a time machine. I first read this when I was in high school (around 2007) because it was one of the only books featuring a lesbian character I could get my hands on. All these years later, I’m glad the world of YA novels has greatly expanded, but I can appreciate these gems that remind me we are not that far removed from 1994 and the mindsets that were prevalent during that time.
raered5's review
4.0
Deliver Us From Evie is a good, book an interesting view point because of her brother, and it all from a by stander. The topics are stereotypes, lesbianism and that your place in the world and responsibility. A good book, good characters, and topics the only thing i miss is that the author doesn't tell you what happens to Parr, Evie and Patty. But otherwise a very good book.
meganmilks's review
5.0
Queer YA from 1994; set on a farm in rural Missouri and follows the secret romance of cool butch Evie and privileged yet rebellious Patty from the point of view of Evie's sympathetic younger brother. So good! So real! Loved this.
williamsdebbied's review
4.0
Parr is the youngest son in a farming family. His older brother, Doug, is away at college and his older sister, Evie, is working on the farm while she awaits her turn to go to college. Parr does not want to be a farmer and can't wait to leave his small town.
When Evie, who has always seemed a bit on the masculine side, starts dating Patsy Duff, daughter of a rich man in town, the proverbial shit hits the fan. Life doesn't turn out the way Parr and his family planned it, but it does go on. Excellent realistic fiction.
When Evie, who has always seemed a bit on the masculine side, starts dating Patsy Duff, daughter of a rich man in town, the proverbial shit hits the fan. Life doesn't turn out the way Parr and his family planned it, but it does go on. Excellent realistic fiction.
alicelover_1's review
4.0
Like that the book was from the view of the brother and not Evie. I like all the character and it showed the struggles that her family had the go through when they found out she was gay.
leels's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
steffany's review
2.0
I read this novel for a young adult's literature class I took as part of my teacher education program. In general, I think that it's a good book to bring up LGBT issues, combining them with the topic of expectations. Told from the point of view of Evie's little brother, the reader is in his shoes, learning gradually just how "different" Evie is in their farming community. Unfortunately, the narrator also got on my nerves a bit, and I often struggled to sympathize with him. Still, I would recommend this to anyone looking for non-straight representation in young adult novels.
millah's review
5.0
Stumbled over this book and fell in love! I really love that we get to know Evie through her brother’s pov. I can’t explain exactly why I related to this book so much, but I did.
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