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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
๐ Book 62 of 100 (2025 Reading Goal)
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ by ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐
๐ง Narrated by ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
๐ง Childrenโs Classic, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Timeless Moral Tale
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ:
There are books you love when youโre young and books you carry with you for life. Tuck Everlasting has always been the latter for me. Itโs the story that first helped me understand that death is a part of life, without being too dark or overwhelming. It offers a gentle and honest reflection on the value of time and reminds us that growing older is not a burden, but a beautiful privilege.
Revisiting this book after 20+ years was like stepping back into a memory that still glows with wonder. The 50th anniversary edition brings the story to life in such a meaningful way, offering space to reflect on the journey this book has taken through generations.
๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ญ๐:
Hearing this new audiobook narrated by Alexis Bledel, who once portrayed Winnie Foster in the 2002 film adaptation, felt incredibly full circle. Her voice carries the innocence and emotional weight of the story with care, almost as if Winnie herself is remembering it all. The anniversary edition includes a foreword by Gabrielle Zevin, an afterword by Natalie Babbittโs daughter, and other thoughtful bonus features that make this feel like more than a re-release. It is a love letter to the storyโs legacy.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Libro.fm for the advanced listening copy of this edition. The care and magic woven into this new recording made the experience feel brand new, even as it honored the original spirit.
๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ:
โDonโt be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You donโt have to live forever, you just have to live.โ
โThe ownership of land is an odd thing when you come to think of it. How deep, after all, can it go? If a person owns a piece of land, does he own it all the way down, in ever narrowing dimensions, till it meets all other pieces at the center of the earth? Or does ownership consist only of a thin crust under which the friendly worms have never heard of trespassing?โ
โYou canโt have living without dying. So you canโt call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road.โ
๐ง ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
Tuck Everlasting is a quiet, powerful story that continues to resonate across time. It reminds us that forever is not always a gift, and that the beauty of life comes from the fact that it ends. Whether youโre reading it for the first time or returning to it after many years, this anniversary edition is the perfect opportunity to fall in love with the Tucks all over again.
โ ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐:
Death, Loss, Grief, Themes of Mortality
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ by ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐
๐ง Narrated by ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
๐ง Childrenโs Classic, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Timeless Moral Tale
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ:
There are books you love when youโre young and books you carry with you for life. Tuck Everlasting has always been the latter for me. Itโs the story that first helped me understand that death is a part of life, without being too dark or overwhelming. It offers a gentle and honest reflection on the value of time and reminds us that growing older is not a burden, but a beautiful privilege.
Revisiting this book after 20+ years was like stepping back into a memory that still glows with wonder. The 50th anniversary edition brings the story to life in such a meaningful way, offering space to reflect on the journey this book has taken through generations.
๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ญ๐:
Hearing this new audiobook narrated by Alexis Bledel, who once portrayed Winnie Foster in the 2002 film adaptation, felt incredibly full circle. Her voice carries the innocence and emotional weight of the story with care, almost as if Winnie herself is remembering it all. The anniversary edition includes a foreword by Gabrielle Zevin, an afterword by Natalie Babbittโs daughter, and other thoughtful bonus features that make this feel like more than a re-release. It is a love letter to the storyโs legacy.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Libro.fm for the advanced listening copy of this edition. The care and magic woven into this new recording made the experience feel brand new, even as it honored the original spirit.
๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ:
โDonโt be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You donโt have to live forever, you just have to live.โ
โThe ownership of land is an odd thing when you come to think of it. How deep, after all, can it go? If a person owns a piece of land, does he own it all the way down, in ever narrowing dimensions, till it meets all other pieces at the center of the earth? Or does ownership consist only of a thin crust under which the friendly worms have never heard of trespassing?โ
โYou canโt have living without dying. So you canโt call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road.โ
๐ง ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
Tuck Everlasting is a quiet, powerful story that continues to resonate across time. It reminds us that forever is not always a gift, and that the beauty of life comes from the fact that it ends. Whether youโre reading it for the first time or returning to it after many years, this anniversary edition is the perfect opportunity to fall in love with the Tucks all over again.
โ ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐:
Death, Loss, Grief, Themes of Mortality
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was an alright book. Took me forever to finish, simply because the book didn't keep me in suspense or surprise me all that much.
i love this book as a kid, and the movie wasn't a disappointment either.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's been a while since I've read this book. I still love it. I think I've read it more than two times - but it might have been before I started tracking on GoodReads. I read it again this year with my class...and I cried. This group has been an interesting group. Usually, my class tires of me reading it aloud and asks if they can read some of it on their own. These guys are perfectly happy to have me read and so I read the ENTIRE thing aloud. Maybe that's why it touched me a little more. I did my very best to read with good expression. LOL It's full of drama!
p 62 (chapter 12) Tuck to Winnie, on the pond in a fishing boat: ....Everything's a wheel, turning and turning, never stopping. The frog is part of it, and the bugs, and the fish, and the wood thrush, too. And people. But never the same ones. Always coming in new, always growing and changing, and always moving on. That's the way it's supposed to be. That's the way it is."
p 63: That's what us tuck are, Winnie. Stuck so's we can't move on. We ain't part of the wheel no more. Dropped off, Winnie. Left behind. And everywhere around us, things is moving and growing and changing. You, for instance. A child now, but someday a woman. And after that, moving on to make room for the new children."
"....dying's part of the wheel, right there next to being born. You can't pick out the pieces you like and leave the rest. Being part of teh whole thing, that's the blessing. But it's passing us by, us Tucks. Living's heavy work, but off to one side, the way we are, it's useless, too. It don't make sense. If I knows how to climb back on the wheel, I'd do it in a minute. You can't have living without dying. So you can't call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road."
p 62 (chapter 12) Tuck to Winnie, on the pond in a fishing boat: ....Everything's a wheel, turning and turning, never stopping. The frog is part of it, and the bugs, and the fish, and the wood thrush, too. And people. But never the same ones. Always coming in new, always growing and changing, and always moving on. That's the way it's supposed to be. That's the way it is."
p 63: That's what us tuck are, Winnie. Stuck so's we can't move on. We ain't part of the wheel no more. Dropped off, Winnie. Left behind. And everywhere around us, things is moving and growing and changing. You, for instance. A child now, but someday a woman. And after that, moving on to make room for the new children."
"....dying's part of the wheel, right there next to being born. You can't pick out the pieces you like and leave the rest. Being part of teh whole thing, that's the blessing. But it's passing us by, us Tucks. Living's heavy work, but off to one side, the way we are, it's useless, too. It don't make sense. If I knows how to climb back on the wheel, I'd do it in a minute. You can't have living without dying. So you can't call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road."
I read this book in 6th grade. I am now a senior in high school. However, I still remember the love I had for this book. I remember that I wanted them to end up together and was devastated when they didn't. In my head I made up my own ending and how they would've live forever together. It's crazy how some books never leave your mind and ignite a passion for books. This book will always hold a special place in my heart, which is mainly due to the cover bringing up memories for me.
Anyway amazing book that's a quick read, so please read it and make your own memories of it.
Anyway amazing book that's a quick read, so please read it and make your own memories of it.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
This book is the ultimate in cozy fantasy for young readers. I read it again as an adult and it gave me so many tender feelings. The film is a brilliant adaptation, and I am so grateful that this book is available as an audiobook read by Alexis Bledel from the film. Remarkable.