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fernthepanda's review against another edition
2.0
Meh.
While parts were indeed unique, it still felt like something I had a read a thousand times before. I had high hopes for this one, but sadly it fell well short of my expectations.
While parts were indeed unique, it still felt like something I had a read a thousand times before. I had high hopes for this one, but sadly it fell well short of my expectations.
aerbear22's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jessica_z's review against another edition
4.0
In all honesty I couldn't decide whether to give it a five or four. I gave it a four because there were so many things the book could've done, and I wished it was explored a little more. I mean this is a concept I've imagine every time I read a book. Besides that this book was great fluff. If you are in a reading slump or a book hangover I would recommend picking up this book. I liked the way the point of views shifted. You get a chapter of the actual book that Delilah reads, then you get Oliver, the prince inside the book, and then you get Delilah. The books went by really quickly. I think the time line is about a month maybe less. So the pacing is constant the entire book. This was my first Jodi Picoult book, and it was fine. I felt like she was pulling back on her writing style a little.
Oliver and Delilah are so adorable. I mean they both like each other and as they get to know one another those feelings grow, but it's hard to keep a relationship when one of them is stuck in a book. Jodi and Samantha tried to make Delilah the social outcast that can't do anything right, and I didn't think that was necessary. I mean she could just not be popular. I don't really understand wanting to be popular. The book might have been more interesting if Delilah was popular. Moving on, I really want to read Off the Page, because I want to see Oliver in our world. Though I tend to get second hand embarrassment. Delilah's mom was annoying. She was just too over bearing for my taste. I get that she wants to protect her only child after what happened with Delilah's dad, but forcing your kids to do something, like being on the swim team when they aren't passionate about it isn't right. Delilah is a freshman. she needs to start finding herself.
I think I would have enjoyed to book better if I really needed to get over another book series. It was cute and fluffy, and made you smile. Overall pretty good read.
Oliver and Delilah are so adorable. I mean they both like each other and as they get to know one another those feelings grow, but it's hard to keep a relationship when one of them is stuck in a book. Jodi and Samantha tried to make Delilah the social outcast that can't do anything right, and I didn't think that was necessary. I mean she could just not be popular. I don't really understand wanting to be popular. The book might have been more interesting if Delilah was popular. Moving on, I really want to read Off the Page, because I want to see Oliver in our world. Though I tend to get second hand embarrassment. Delilah's mom was annoying. She was just too over bearing for my taste. I get that she wants to protect her only child after what happened with Delilah's dad, but forcing your kids to do something, like being on the swim team when they aren't passionate about it isn't right. Delilah is a freshman. she needs to start finding herself.
I think I would have enjoyed to book better if I really needed to get over another book series. It was cute and fluffy, and made you smile. Overall pretty good read.
emmajlovett's review against another edition
1.0
I picked up this book becuase it said Jodi Picoult. Being the so-called 'young adult' that this book is targeted for, I hadn't read any of her previous works but seeing her on the shelf in my library I remembered how much my Mom liked her and picked it up.
The first thing I have to say for this novel is that it isn't young adult. It is a children's book in disguse. I understand that as a middle-aged woman it is heard to remember what reading material you had in eighth grade, and yet this was not it. Young adults have fairly mature (as I would like to think) minds and are ready for details and conflict and something more than 'Oh my God! My parents aren't here!'.
Yes, I get that this sucks, but honest, we get it. There are already one too many books that deal with this material, all of them probably better than how they put it, adn this book is just another story to the pile. Here's a little hint: WE DON'T CARE ABOUT IT ANYMORE! IT DOESNT' MAKE US FEEL SORRY FOR THE CHARACTER!
Again: I get that it stinks when you don't have a parent, and it was a good idea at first, yet as the idea often assosiated with Alice in Wonderland, waking up from a dream, it had become cliche and disgusting.
The next thing I have to say for this story is: Dear Lord, the color of the text changes? I'm sorry, but this brings me back to the whole: children's book in disgus thing. As a 1st grader, I might have loved this and it would have encouraged my reading, just like the sillouets that graced random pages, yet as a soon to be high schooler, it made me almost want to puke, and distracted me from the story, not that there was much of it anyway.
My next biggest problem with the whole thing was the timing. Some chapters took place over five minutes, the next picking up right where it left off. I don't need that much information, I don't want it. If you going to write a book with a fluff* base, don't try to make it seem like all these details are really great and going to come back for you. When reading The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, I was astounded by the depth of it, with lots of tiny detials I was reminded of at the end, yet this was more like a first draft: there were too many things that the authors never brought up again.
In the forward that was in the edition that I read, Jodi talked about how sometimes, you read a book and wish that you had had the idea, adn this was one of those times, becuase even with no background, I think I could ahve done better than this. As an aspiring author, I know how hard ti is to write a book, but really? The entire things seemed sparsely thought out.
My final complaint lies in the abundance of cliche's that 'graced' the page. Honestly, is high school that bad, first of all, and second, are there that many, beautiful-yet-complete-loser's out there? Come on, people, help me please and write about someone who doesn't mind high school. I had heard, and have, again and again how bad middle school is, and what do I find? No one really cares abotu any of these things that people seem to think you do, and it honestly isn't bad. Maybe I've just had a good experience or are so blissfully unaware that I have no idea what's going on around me, but it's actually okay, and maybe even an improvement over some parts of elementery school.
However, before I end this rant I want to tip my hat to Samantha Van Leer. Good job with getting a book published, however bad I found it to be.
*light, not a deep story. Meg Cabot is a great (and well done) example
The first thing I have to say for this novel is that it isn't young adult. It is a children's book in disguse. I understand that as a middle-aged woman it is heard to remember what reading material you had in eighth grade, and yet this was not it. Young adults have fairly mature (as I would like to think) minds and are ready for details and conflict and something more than 'Oh my God! My parents aren't here!'.
Yes, I get that this sucks, but honest, we get it. There are already one too many books that deal with this material, all of them probably better than how they put it, adn this book is just another story to the pile. Here's a little hint: WE DON'T CARE ABOUT IT ANYMORE! IT DOESNT' MAKE US FEEL SORRY FOR THE CHARACTER!
Again: I get that it stinks when you don't have a parent, and it was a good idea at first, yet as the idea often assosiated with Alice in Wonderland, waking up from a dream, it had become cliche and disgusting.
The next thing I have to say for this story is: Dear Lord, the color of the text changes? I'm sorry, but this brings me back to the whole: children's book in disgus thing. As a 1st grader, I might have loved this and it would have encouraged my reading, just like the sillouets that graced random pages, yet as a soon to be high schooler, it made me almost want to puke, and distracted me from the story, not that there was much of it anyway.
My next biggest problem with the whole thing was the timing. Some chapters took place over five minutes, the next picking up right where it left off. I don't need that much information, I don't want it. If you going to write a book with a fluff* base, don't try to make it seem like all these details are really great and going to come back for you. When reading The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, I was astounded by the depth of it, with lots of tiny detials I was reminded of at the end, yet this was more like a first draft: there were too many things that the authors never brought up again.
In the forward that was in the edition that I read, Jodi talked about how sometimes, you read a book and wish that you had had the idea, adn this was one of those times, becuase even with no background, I think I could ahve done better than this. As an aspiring author, I know how hard ti is to write a book, but really? The entire things seemed sparsely thought out.
My final complaint lies in the abundance of cliche's that 'graced' the page. Honestly, is high school that bad, first of all, and second, are there that many, beautiful-yet-complete-loser's out there? Come on, people, help me please and write about someone who doesn't mind high school. I had heard, and have, again and again how bad middle school is, and what do I find? No one really cares abotu any of these things that people seem to think you do, and it honestly isn't bad. Maybe I've just had a good experience or are so blissfully unaware that I have no idea what's going on around me, but it's actually okay, and maybe even an improvement over some parts of elementery school.
However, before I end this rant I want to tip my hat to Samantha Van Leer. Good job with getting a book published, however bad I found it to be.
*light, not a deep story. Meg Cabot is a great (and well done) example
carriedoodledoo's review against another edition
3.0
I liked a lot about this book. For one thing, the main character in a book falls in love with a reader! Isn't that all our dream come true? The sequel isn't as good, though.
sunnierae2010's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jgurniak's review against another edition
4.0
A good idea and a cute story but there is something lacking that is preventing me from giving it a 5 star rating.
nerdie_kitten's review against another edition
3.0
I wouldn't say I had high expectations but ya still.. THE end I like least unlike most Jodi books.. But again she writes adult fiction and this was YA.. Enjoyed reading so doubt but only if like Delilah i could change the ending of it!
outoftheblue14's review against another edition
Lettura interrotta a pagina 38.
Ero molto curiosa a proposito di questo libro scritto da Jodi Picoult insieme alla figlia Samantha. Dicono che sia uno young adult, ma per me sembra più un middle grade. Alla protagonista non piace la saga di Hunger Games. Mi spiace dirlo, ma... imperdonabile.
Per quanto le illustrazioni siano bellissime, per quanto la storia sembri promettente, non riesco a costringermi ad andare avanti. Può anche essere colpa della traduzione. La scelta di tradurre tutti i bizzarri nomi dei personaggi della fiaba non mi sembra molto felice: sembra una storia per bambini piccoli.
Peccato, sarà per un'altra volta.
Ero molto curiosa a proposito di questo libro scritto da Jodi Picoult insieme alla figlia Samantha. Dicono che sia uno young adult, ma per me sembra più un middle grade. Alla protagonista non piace la saga di Hunger Games. Mi spiace dirlo, ma... imperdonabile.
Per quanto le illustrazioni siano bellissime, per quanto la storia sembri promettente, non riesco a costringermi ad andare avanti. Può anche essere colpa della traduzione. La scelta di tradurre tutti i bizzarri nomi dei personaggi della fiaba non mi sembra molto felice: sembra una storia per bambini piccoli.
Peccato, sarà per un'altra volta.
theloststreetmouse's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book even though there were some really cheesey parts. It was a good read I am going to read the sequel to see what happens to the characters.