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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the story of Lucy, a children's librarian in Hannibal Missouri who one day runs away with a ten year old library patron, Ian. Or she kidnaps him...or maybe it's him that kidnaps her.
Either way this is Lucy's way of saving Ian from his evangelical parents who send him to a get-straight school as it seems he may (or may not) be gay.
I loved the fact that this book has a lot of library related content. I love the way she incorporates well-known children's books into the story. (We hear what Lucy and Ian eat on the road in a Very Hungry Caterpillar way).
But oddly, it was a story where I felt I was waiting for something to happen even while feeling that too much was happening that shouldn't be.
I loved the characters, I loved the plot but this was a case, for me, of all the parts not equally a whole. I'd still recommend it though, especially to my library co-workers.
Either way this is Lucy's way of saving Ian from his evangelical parents who send him to a get-straight school as it seems he may (or may not) be gay.
I loved the fact that this book has a lot of library related content. I love the way she incorporates well-known children's books into the story. (We hear what Lucy and Ian eat on the road in a Very Hungry Caterpillar way).
But oddly, it was a story where I felt I was waiting for something to happen even while feeling that too much was happening that shouldn't be.
I loved the characters, I loved the plot but this was a case, for me, of all the parts not equally a whole. I'd still recommend it though, especially to my library co-workers.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed the writing style and the sections where she introduces the chapters in the styles of popular childrens books.
Other than that I thought the plot was ridiculous. I also didn't like any of the characters. There were also too many dropped plotlines.
When I read the epilogue and the main character tried to convince me there was a point or a valor in what happened...I just couldn't take it seriously.
Other than that I thought the plot was ridiculous. I also didn't like any of the characters. There were also too many dropped plotlines.
When I read the epilogue and the main character tried to convince me there was a point or a valor in what happened...I just couldn't take it seriously.
I got this title from a Blind Date with a Book display and while the premise of the book intrigued me, I wasn't a fan of the story. I guess I just didn't quite understand it.
pretty good story - very complex characters - excellent reader
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pretty good and I really the ending.