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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Solid, not my favourite but still a really good coming of age type story with a good vibe and a good message
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
Helt okej bok, inget revolutionerande. Tyckte verkligen den kunde ha fokuserat mer på relationen mellan mamman och Rose. Kände att den helt ärligt kunde ha varit den centrala delen av handlingen. Nu blev det väldigt många små aspekter av sommaren som alla skulle bli något och visst kanske det är så det funkar på riktigt men kände inte att de var så utvecklade som de borde ha varit och nästan alla rann ut i sanden. Att istället fokusera på en huvudgrej (mamma+dotter-relation) och sen visa hur andra aspekter bidrar till den sinnesstämning som den relationen försätter henne i känns som om det skulle vara mer sammanhängande. Kände tbh att det enda jag fick ut något av var mammans karaktärsutveckling och den ville jag se mer av. Basically helt okej men inget revolutionerande. Ska du läsa något av författarna tycker jag SKIM är ett mycket bättre val.
Olin juba üsna raamatu alguses vaimustuses varjude kujutamisest (näiteks kuidas autos lugedes ühel hetkel on raamat varjus ja järgmisel välja valgustatud + lehtede varjud inimesel) ja see oli läbiv kogu teoses. Lisaks vee ja taeva kujutamine – fantastiline!
Lugu ise läks ka korda, aga ma unustasin end pidevalt detaile vahtima ja ahhetama.
Lugu ise läks ka korda, aga ma unustasin end pidevalt detaile vahtima ja ahhetama.
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Awago Beach is this place where my family goes every summer. Ever since like... forever."
Overall, I'd have to give This One Summer... 2 stars.
Mariko Tamaki is stellar in capturing reality within words, and her cousin Jillian Tamaki is equally talented through her art. Skim was absolutely wonderful, I enjoyed everything about it. I found it placid yet riveting. I felt like I was reading a real girl's diary.
I was a bit disappointed in This One Summer. There was little plot, and if I had to describe it one word, it would be 'mundane.' There was not much delivered here, and I wanted so much more.
Rose is a young girl who goes with her family to stay at Awago Beach, where her family spends their summers annually. However, this trip is different than last time because her parents are constantly fighting. With little recognition from her mother, Rose finds solace by hanging out with her friend Windy.
I understand that since Rose is trying to and (is encouraged to) get away from the family drama and since this is vacation, that she'll likely spend a majority of her time with Windy. However, I felt as though the story was too invested in their mundane activities and capturing the likeness of tweens.
The characterization was very subtle and very minimal as well, to the point where it had some readers muddled with confusion. While interpreted as problematic, and implemented so subtly, Rose's arc had her abandon her problematic ideology. However since it was so indistinct, it was pretty hard to understand whether or not the story celebrated or called out on certain themes. The way I see it, Mariko Tamaki was not urging us to bash on others, but to capture how people change in the sneakiest of ways.
The writing was very well done, however. I could see myself in Rose's shoes, remembering summers of days gone-by. They actually spoke like children, neither too "adult"-sounding nor too immature (though immaturity was sprinkled in some places as they joked about Rose's crush and other things). Mariko Tamaki perfectly snaps a picture of childhood and mounts it up on a wall as we relate to Rose and Windy.
This One Summer was mundane, yes, but for the love of all things good, please don't give up on the Tamaki cousins! They are extremely talented, and if this wasn't your cup of tea, I would definitely recommend Skim: beautiful artwork and story.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this quietly captures the authentic complexities of girlhood with remarkable subtlety. how girls actually think, speak, and navigate the confusing transition between childhood and adolescence. the complicated self-loathing that often comes along with growing up. the challenges of womanhood at all ages.
