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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
More like a 4.25
This book was amazing!
It really makes you realize how important your emotions are and how we need them in our lives.
This book was very meaningful and I think I got the most out of Tennyson and Brewster's
This book was amazing!
It really makes you realize how important your emotions are and how we need them in our lives.
This book was very meaningful and I think I got the most out of Tennyson and Brewster's
I wonder if I'll ever dislike what Neal Shusterman writes.
I'm usually pretty good at pinpointing what I like about a book once I finish it, but I just can't with this one. It caught me off guard and ended up making me care a lot about the characters. 100% recommend
Tennyson and Bronte are twins with very few things in common. But one of the few they do have is Bruiser. Bruiser is big, quiet and holds onto a gift more fantastic/horrifying than anyone could realize. As inspiring as Bruiser is, his gift might bring his end.
This book stressed me out. I was constantly on pins and needles for what was happening next. It's a great story, but it caused me more of a stomach ache than I care to admit. Neal Shusterman is a fantastic writer, and in this case his writing turned me into a ball of nerves.
This book stressed me out. I was constantly on pins and needles for what was happening next. It's a great story, but it caused me more of a stomach ache than I care to admit. Neal Shusterman is a fantastic writer, and in this case his writing turned me into a ball of nerves.
gosh Neal shusterman never fails to impress me
Another interesting book from Neal Shusterman. Bruiser is a loner and has lots of rumors floating around about him. The book is told from four perspectives, from Bronte and Tennyson, a brother and sister twin set, from Bruiser and his little brother Cody. It starts out with the twins and how Bronte decides to get to know Brewster (Bruiser). In doing so, she and her brother learn a secret about Bruiser and why he keeps himself at such a distance. The book discusses friendship, divorce and family love. It really has some poignant parts and all of Bruiser's perspective is written beautifully in poetic form. There is some physical abuse in the book so I would recommend this for 7th grade on up because the scene is a bit graphic. I think both boys and girls would like this book.
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When I started reading this book I wasn't sure that I would enjoy a "normal" book by Shusterman. (That's a spoilery as I'm going to get.) Even before Shusterman revealed the "supernatural" twists I was blown away by his profound descriptions of everyday, real trauma. In this book I did not mind the multi-narrator format. I actually loved the free verse structure of Brewster's section. I was absolutely fascinated by this book and all its twists and turns even though I don't fully understand the "mechanics" of the supernatural aspect.
I highly recommend it.
I highly recommend it.
i bought this book years ago impulsively after watching a video on youtube were it was mentioned and i read it and loved it. i read it a reallllllly long time ago but i can remember loving it quite a lot. the fact that you care about someone and they can take your pain so you care about them but you’re also using them at the same time and then you realize you’re hurting them so you take your pain back, take hold of yourself and accountability, that whole idea was just so cool to me.
I accidentally started this in the middle of the night, and stayed up until dawn finishing. I've loved every Shusterman book I've read, not least for the subtle ways he mixes up form and POV and brings something new to the table each time. Four separate POVs and their very, very different voices (one written in verse!) could really bog down a story, but the prose is efficient and voices clear and the multiple POVs end up bringing you both closer to and further from the characters in a really compelling way. Also, I love that while the interaction between the characters is based on a HS relationship, that is not at all the crux or the endgame of the story. Well done.