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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
This is actually good, but I’m experiencing more than enough reality at the moment.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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:
Yes
After quickly reading Paint the Wind, I remembered that this book was already on a bookshelf in the basement. I grabbed it and 2 hours later had finished it. Again, a very enjoyable book. 2 books by the same author in the same day and you start to notice some similarities. Each main character is "orphaned" -- in Paint the Wind the parents are dead. In this book the parents are not dead but have abandoned her. In Esperanza rising the father is murdered at the beginning but the mother is still there. All three books follow some migration that the main character must endure to grow. Despite the similarites, all three books have things that are unique to them and I would reccommend all 3. This book deals with some very hard topics -- an alcoholic mothers, a drug addict mother, and the desire all kids have to want their parents to love them.
LOVED this book, and it's main character. Naomi is a beautiful character whose journey to strength is inspiring for any age. It also made me want to visit Oaxaca at Christmas!
Despite this being written for fourth graders, I still wept a number of times. It is a very sweet story filled with the harsh realities which abound in our society of divorce. The writer did a great job of giving complexity and sticking to the story. I particularly enjoyed the whole Mexico trip where we all get a little taste of Oaxaca.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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