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kimchihae's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
piratenami's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.25
jenhurst's review against another edition
4.0
This is such a beautiful, heartbreaking book that deals with grief.
klundine's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bibliobrandie's review against another edition
3.0
I think my expectations were too high for this Newbery winner. The writing is lyrical, I loved the magical realism aspects as well as the Korean culture and tales, but the plot had so many holes that left me frustrated as a reader.
Lily, her sister Sam, and their mom move to live with their ailing grandmother, Halmoni. Lily loves Halmoni, she feels like Halmoni is the only person who can really see her, and I did love their relationship. However most of the characters were flat. I usually love a sister relationship but the older sister was such a jerk and the younger sister was so whiny and they were just always fighting. The story jumps around a lot from mother/daughter conflict to sisterly conflict to dying grandmother to talking tigers to being new in town and then they threw in lesbian relationship at the end for good measure. I wanted to love this book but I just didn't.
Lily, her sister Sam, and their mom move to live with their ailing grandmother, Halmoni. Lily loves Halmoni, she feels like Halmoni is the only person who can really see her, and I did love their relationship. However most of the characters were flat. I usually love a sister relationship but the older sister was such a jerk and the younger sister was so whiny and they were just always fighting. The story jumps around a lot from mother/daughter conflict to sisterly conflict to dying grandmother to talking tigers to being new in town and then they threw in lesbian relationship at the end for good measure. I wanted to love this book but I just didn't.
supernana's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
huyle's review against another edition
4.0
A very heart-touching book with a nice little twist and metaphor(?). The monologue and thought process of our main character and her development is well-written. And it’s quite tear-jerking as progress through moments of grief
twentythreebirds's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? N/A
4.0