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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
This book was pretty good. It was such an interesting idea, but the actually story fell a little short for me. The ending was anti-climactic. It was quite interesting to read a story told from the point of view of someone who is blind.
I went through and took the first word from every chapter as was suggested in the end of the book. It read:
I went through and took the first word from every chapter as was suggested in the end of the book. It read:
Spoiler
One thing, when you learn what she deals with you might love the blond girl who knows that it's never been her sight that she needs, that it's trust, love, and faith also.
I really loved the characters of Laureth and her brother, Benjamin (plus Stan) and I found for most of the book I was both thrilled by what they were taking on, and appalled by the risks that they were unknowingly taking. The notes about coincidences that are woven into the story are fascinating and I could imagine will appeal to many readers. I also thought that Mr. Walker was a great character (and deserves his own novel) and I found his last interaction with Laureth extraordinarily moving and insightful. I just felt the resolution to the mystery was a bit flat-footed and seemed to belong to a different book. There's definitely some tonal and thematic similarities with Meg Rosoff's 'Picture Me Gone'. Thanks to Netgalley for the review copy - but it meant I couldn't work out what the hidden message was. I noticed that this was actually published a while ago, so I should probably have read a published copy.
'One thing, when you learn what she deals with, you might love. The blind girl who knows that its never been her sight that she needs, that its trust, love and faith also.' He did it. That is the first word of each chapter. Of course it could be just a coincidence ... who knows??
My favorite parts about this book were how short it was and Stan the Stuffed Raven.
It’s clear this book has its audience. While I would try another book from this author, I thought the writing was full of plot holes and the characters were hard to connect to. The ending wrapped up too quickly and the whole thing was just so unbelievable every step of the way.
Perhaps most of all, I found it incredibly ironic that the book mentions rather early on how coincidences that happen to someone else aren’t interesting to other people. The author then proceeded to write a whole book full of coincidences that then didn’t seem interesting to the reader, just as they predicted in the book.
It’s clear this book has its audience. While I would try another book from this author, I thought the writing was full of plot holes and the characters were hard to connect to. The ending wrapped up too quickly and the whole thing was just so unbelievable every step of the way.
Perhaps most of all, I found it incredibly ironic that the book mentions rather early on how coincidences that happen to someone else aren’t interesting to other people. The author then proceeded to write a whole book full of coincidences that then didn’t seem interesting to the reader, just as they predicted in the book.
When I first saw She Is Not Invisible I had no idea that this was a book I had previously not paid attention to, the older cover did nothing for me, yet this one is truly breathtaking. Although I did know about Laureth's blindness, I like how the synopsis in the back of the book didn't really give anything away, and reading the first few pages you wouldn't know any different.
Laureth is strong willed, determined, and won't be told what she can't do, which is why she and her brother are making their way to America, to retrieve their fathers black book in the hopes they can find him. I like how Laureth has gone about explaining what they are doing to Benjamin himself, but also the vagueness of the real reasons he is there also adds to the revealing of her impairment.
Seeing things from her perspective made it easy to relate to Laureth and what she has to go through every single day, it also made me feel sorry for how she is treated and judged for her impairment. The way we only get to 'see' things from Laureth's perspective, and not really 'seeing' for ourselves, we are unable to see a lot of things that people shunned for. We get a new perspective, without judgement, without discrimination, and without a real idea of what or who people are.
The Benjamin Effect is something I have been witness to, although probably not in such a grand scale, and I really enjoyed reading how this has some catastrophic results, both in good and bad ways. The relationship, the bond, these siblings have, how Benjamin helps Laureth navigate so many things, but also how caring she is towards him was really something. They both needed each other, and relied on each other for so much, and although there were occasions that Benjamin did get on Laureth's nerves, I liked seeing how quick things were settled and sorted.
She Is Not Invisible was a book thatpulled dragged me into the pages, and I did not come out till the very last word. I thoroughly enjoyed reading She Is Not Invisible, and I know I will go from this with a hunger for more of Marcus's work. If you have yet to read She Is Not Invisible then you need to fix it right now. Go pick up a copy and find a comfy space where you know you will be happy for a few hours.
Laureth is strong willed, determined, and won't be told what she can't do, which is why she and her brother are making their way to America, to retrieve their fathers black book in the hopes they can find him. I like how Laureth has gone about explaining what they are doing to Benjamin himself, but also the vagueness of the real reasons he is there also adds to the revealing of her impairment.
Seeing things from her perspective made it easy to relate to Laureth and what she has to go through every single day, it also made me feel sorry for how she is treated and judged for her impairment. The way we only get to 'see' things from Laureth's perspective, and not really 'seeing' for ourselves, we are unable to see a lot of things that people shunned for. We get a new perspective, without judgement, without discrimination, and without a real idea of what or who people are.
The Benjamin Effect is something I have been witness to, although probably not in such a grand scale, and I really enjoyed reading how this has some catastrophic results, both in good and bad ways. The relationship, the bond, these siblings have, how Benjamin helps Laureth navigate so many things, but also how caring she is towards him was really something. They both needed each other, and relied on each other for so much, and although there were occasions that Benjamin did get on Laureth's nerves, I liked seeing how quick things were settled and sorted.
She Is Not Invisible was a book that
Laureth Peak is heading to New York, with her little brother Benjamin. She borrowed her mum’s credit card to pay for the flights and told Benjamin they’re off to visit their dad. Which isn’t entirely a lie. Their dad has gone missing and Laureth needs to find him, but she just couldn’t go by herself. Her only clue is one of her dad’s notebooks, found by a stranger, containing the notes for THAT book.
She Is Not Invisible is an absolutely wonderful book. Blindness isn’t Laureth’s defining feature. I picked up the book not knowing anything about it and I slowly came to realise that she is blind through some of her actions rather that it being blatant. The first thing we learn is she’s abducting her little brother and getting on a plane. It’s not a story about blindness, it’s a story about a girl looking for her dad who happens to be blind. Saying that, it does a fantastic job of relaying what everyday life is like for her and the things most of us take for granted.
At first I thought it was a little overdone and unbelievable that everything Benjamin touches would break, but as we read about her dad’s research into coincidence, it becomes more relevant. There are “extracts” from her dad’s notebook that contains his research for his book. It explains that Pauli started looking at synchronicity just because he had these weird coincidences (breaking experiments), which became known as Pauli’s syndrome. As a side note, my mum always said she broke electronic items (I think it wore off after she discovered eBay).
So there’s two aspects to this book, one is Laureth and Benjamin’s sometimes perilous journey around New York, and the increasing worry about their dad’s fate. It’s full of warmth and humour and a dash of tension. Then there’s all the stuff about coincidence which is thought-provoking. And when you get to the end, don’t skip the tiny bit of advice, it will make you smile.
This was my first book by Marcus Sedgwick but I have a few others on my TBR. He’s certainly an author I look forward to reading more of.
She Is Not Invisible is an absolutely wonderful book. Blindness isn’t Laureth’s defining feature. I picked up the book not knowing anything about it and I slowly came to realise that she is blind through some of her actions rather that it being blatant. The first thing we learn is she’s abducting her little brother and getting on a plane. It’s not a story about blindness, it’s a story about a girl looking for her dad who happens to be blind. Saying that, it does a fantastic job of relaying what everyday life is like for her and the things most of us take for granted.
At first I thought it was a little overdone and unbelievable that everything Benjamin touches would break, but as we read about her dad’s research into coincidence, it becomes more relevant. There are “extracts” from her dad’s notebook that contains his research for his book. It explains that Pauli started looking at synchronicity just because he had these weird coincidences (breaking experiments), which became known as Pauli’s syndrome. As a side note, my mum always said she broke electronic items (I think it wore off after she discovered eBay).
So there’s two aspects to this book, one is Laureth and Benjamin’s sometimes perilous journey around New York, and the increasing worry about their dad’s fate. It’s full of warmth and humour and a dash of tension. Then there’s all the stuff about coincidence which is thought-provoking. And when you get to the end, don’t skip the tiny bit of advice, it will make you smile.
This was my first book by Marcus Sedgwick but I have a few others on my TBR. He’s certainly an author I look forward to reading more of.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I normally dont like reading but this book I enjoyed.
3.5 ⭐ =Quite Good.
Audio.
Well, this ended rather abruptly! Still a decent YA novel though -highlighting the prejudices of the visually impaired.
Audio.
Well, this ended rather abruptly! Still a decent YA novel though -highlighting the prejudices of the visually impaired.
Laureth's father is missing. He was supposed to be in Europe but when a notebook of his was found in New York she is convince something is wrong. Since her mom won't listen to her, it is up to Laureth to travel from London to New York to find out what has happened. The trouble is that She is blind and though it doesn't create an issue for her in her day to day life, in a new location she knows she'll face problems. So she drags her 7 year old brother along for the adventure. Good story, fun mystery with a great voice. Sedgwick does a great job writing from Laureth's point of view. At one point I had to stop and think about what was different about this story and the big difference is that since it is from her point of view the author included very little visual imagery making the reader immersed in the story a little bit blind too. Great book!