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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a really enjoyable book to read. 354 basically sums up this book haha.
I don't know what to think. I loved the story of her going to find her father, the story of his notebooks with the ideas of coincidences and then wasn't something I was too interested in and made the story a bit heavier but it did get me thinking! I love how there are so many hidden messages in the book... the father is obsessed with a number 354... there are 354 pages in the book! Also when you get to the end it tells you of a hidden message hidden through out the book:
the blind girl who knows that it's never been her sight
that she needs that it's trust love and faith also
The characters felt so real, I loved her and her baby brother and the courage that girl has. Research must have gone into how blind people cope. There's also some hair raising moments and ones which made me gasp. Definitely a thriller with heart.
Spoiler
abandoning all that at the end!Spoiler
one thing when you learn what she deals with you might lovethe blind girl who knows that it's never been her sight
that she needs that it's trust love and faith also
The characters felt so real, I loved her and her baby brother and the courage that girl has. Research must have gone into how blind people cope. There's also some hair raising moments and ones which made me gasp. Definitely a thriller with heart.
Laureth's father is a famous author and is currently in Austria or Switzerland doing research for his latest book. So when an email shows up in the account she manages for him saying that someone has found his notebook in America, she is at first confused, then worried, especially when he doesn't answer his phone. When her mother refuses to take her concerns seriously, sixteen-year-old Laureth decides to take matters into her own hands by flying to New York to look for her dad. Of course, the fact that she is blind makes that slightly more complicated. Laureth's solution is to take her seven-year-old brother along, who has learned to assist her without being obvious about it. This suspenseful novel alternates between Laureth's narrative and excerpts from her father's writing notebooks, in which his obsession with coincidence (the subject of his current project) becomes the guide for the siblings' hunt for their father. The writing is both engaging and insightful, especially as Laureth reflects on the assumptions often made about the seeing impaired.
I was actually hoping to hate this book, or at least be so bored of it that I wouldn’t get past 50 pages but somehow I managed to hit around 100 pages before I realised that it was late and that the book hasn’t bored me to death. I randomly picked this book out of the mass amount of Young Adult books in my local library mostly for the pretty cover and the interesting title. I admit that. So after having the book for about two weeks and my return date being right around the corner I decided to at least give this book a try.
I was so suprised. I mean the writing and the main characters just. Wow. I wasn’t expecting the main character to be blind, and I wasn’t expecting the writing to portray that in such a way. I guess I would have expected the author to make it very clear from the very beginning about the lack of eyesight that Laurenth has but there were only hints I guess is the right word. It took me a while to notice that the author has not actually described what people look like, the colours that were there or anything like it. I guess I was just blind to that (ha… sorry) The amazing thing about this book is how thoughtfully it has been written. All the other senses are heighted and written; like what Laurenth was feeling or hearing at times.
The story follows a 16 year old blind girl and her little brother on a quest to find their father who seems to be missing. Having travelled from England to New York to follow clues that might not actually be there and having to deal with not being able to take care of everything herself the journey is really unpredictable. There was so much that could have gone wrong and nearly did go wrong and I just still can’t get over the writing.
This book was so cleverly written that I’m still in somewhat shock afterwards. By the last page I was mesmerised by the story and how much it meant to me. I wasn’t expecting it to leave any deep feelings or make me sit in my room for a while and think about what I’ve just read.
Marcus is such an underrated writer; I wish that more people would realise how amazing his work is and that his words are remarkable.
I was so suprised. I mean the writing and the main characters just. Wow. I wasn’t expecting the main character to be blind, and I wasn’t expecting the writing to portray that in such a way. I guess I would have expected the author to make it very clear from the very beginning about the lack of eyesight that Laurenth has but there were only hints I guess is the right word. It took me a while to notice that the author has not actually described what people look like, the colours that were there or anything like it. I guess I was just blind to that (ha… sorry) The amazing thing about this book is how thoughtfully it has been written. All the other senses are heighted and written; like what Laurenth was feeling or hearing at times.
The story follows a 16 year old blind girl and her little brother on a quest to find their father who seems to be missing. Having travelled from England to New York to follow clues that might not actually be there and having to deal with not being able to take care of everything herself the journey is really unpredictable. There was so much that could have gone wrong and nearly did go wrong and I just still can’t get over the writing.
This book was so cleverly written that I’m still in somewhat shock afterwards. By the last page I was mesmerised by the story and how much it meant to me. I wasn’t expecting it to leave any deep feelings or make me sit in my room for a while and think about what I’ve just read.
Marcus is such an underrated writer; I wish that more people would realise how amazing his work is and that his words are remarkable.
The thing about Marcus Sedgwick that I am fast discovering is that his books take me about a single day to read, but stay with me long after the day is over. Granted, I’ve only read two of his books so far, She Is Not Invisible and Midwinterblood both books are brilliant and smart and kind of over my head. Still, I love that these books stretch the boundary of their age market, which seems to be YA. They are really more literary than they are commercial and filled with symbolism and things that I would totally be into analyzing if I could be bothered with all that. She Is Not Invisible is another victory for Sedgwick, I feel, because it’s a sharp book about love. Not in a romantic sense, but in a family sense and I can’t help but think this book does a superb job of showing why in some cases, family is everything. But it’s totally more than that though.
Read the rest of my review here
Read the rest of my review here
Graded By: Mandy W.
Cover Story: Big Face Is Not Invisible
BFF Charm: Marlin
Swoonworthy Scale: 1
Talky Talk: Psychology 101
Bonus Factors: Coincidences, Charles Wallace, Surprise Inside
Relationship Status: Dating a Smarty-Pants
Read the full book report here.
Cover Story: Big Face Is Not Invisible
BFF Charm: Marlin
Swoonworthy Scale: 1
Talky Talk: Psychology 101
Bonus Factors: Coincidences, Charles Wallace, Surprise Inside
Relationship Status: Dating a Smarty-Pants
Read the full book report here.
This is a weird little book, but the end - the very end - made me smile. Maybe you should read it.
And maybe you should pay attention when the book tells you do to something in its last few lines. For me, that was maybe my most favorite part, and the best-ever way to close out this story.
Fun little read. Really and truly.
And maybe you should pay attention when the book tells you do to something in its last few lines. For me, that was maybe my most favorite part, and the best-ever way to close out this story.
Fun little read. Really and truly.