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robinsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars - Good coming of age story with a great setting in Maine.
ceema's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
ldv's review
3.0
Not at all what I expected -- I did not realize it was a bildungsroman kind of novel. So I expected not to like it much, but it was actually enjoyable as a beach read, young chick-lit kind of book, good for the 16-24 yr old crowd, but not bad as an adult either. Nothing amazing, but it does move along quickly, does not nestle into the cliché characters that appear (they are more dynamic than that, and not complete stereotypes), and offers some reasonable perspectives on life.
As an audiobook, it was good -- good narrator, and the singular and chronological POV is helpful for all the stops and starts in a car.
As an audiobook, it was good -- good narrator, and the singular and chronological POV is helpful for all the stops and starts in a car.
canadianbookworm's review
4.0
http://cdnbookworm.blogspot.ca/2016/01/red-ruby-heart-in-cold-blue-sea.html
juliacelina's review
5.0
This is one of my favourite novels of all times. I read it a couple of times, the first time aged 14. I did like the novel back then, but when I reread it some years later it was as if I discovered it once more in a completely different way. Rereading the book was like meeting old friends, the characters being very vivid and lovable. Florine's descriptions are shamelessly honest but of course often influenced by immaturity or jealousy - which is exactly what makes her character so relatable, because each of us had/have their moments in which we were/are led by emotion instead of reason (let's be honest), and the two do not necessarily correspond. The relatability is probably also the reason why Florine's experiences - loss, joy, hurt - touched me the way they did, tears included. I love this novel and I'll certainly read it again. And again.
To the teachers out there: This novel can be read in school very well as it offers lots of possible tasks and discussion topics, as well as a general broadening of the students' horizon. Tasks can focus on the text itself but also use the text as a trigger for further discussion and student production, and I think that a lot of students will enjoy this novel. Learners of English should have an advanced level of language proficiency, B1+ or B2 CEFR.
To the teachers out there: This novel can be read in school very well as it offers lots of possible tasks and discussion topics, as well as a general broadening of the students' horizon. Tasks can focus on the text itself but also use the text as a trigger for further discussion and student production, and I think that a lot of students will enjoy this novel. Learners of English should have an advanced level of language proficiency, B1+ or B2 CEFR.
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