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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
Yesterday I finished this book and said I'd give it four stars. Upon reflecting all night, I decided to change it to 5 stars. This book is really good. It keeps you interested. It's real. Real friendships and a real sick boy. I recommend you read it.
This is by far the best book i have ever read. You feel what the character feels,and are right beside Mark,Beau,and Jessie. I highly reccomend this novel to everybody that loves a good adventure.The ending will leave you emotional and teary eyed. Read The Honest Truth A.S.A.P.!
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-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:
Yes
Read full review: http://themarvelousedenofbooks.blogspot.com/2015/08/review-honest-truth-by-dan.html
This book was nothing I've ever read before. It was so fast paced yet so emotional. Learning about Mark just brings tears to my eyes. The friendships in the story were also so strong. Beau was such a loyal dog with him until the end. I got really scared that he was going to die. Jessie is also loyal to Mark keeping his secret until the very end. It shows how powerful their friendship is. This book was definitely one of my favorite books this year.
This book was nothing I've ever read before. It was so fast paced yet so emotional. Learning about Mark just brings tears to my eyes. The friendships in the story were also so strong. Beau was such a loyal dog with him until the end. I got really scared that he was going to die. Jessie is also loyal to Mark keeping his secret until the very end. It shows how powerful their friendship is. This book was definitely one of my favorite books this year.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
I wanted to... but I never quite believed in the character or his quest.
emotional
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
Maybe two stars is a little harsh - but there is no 2 and a half option so rounding down we go.
Quick summary: A sick pre-teen makes the reckless, courageous decision to run away to climb Mount Rainier instead of staying home safely awaiting his possible death.
Perhaps it was the audio format that made some of Mark's thought repetitive and irritating, but I quickly tired of his reiterations of "What I don't get" and "That's the truth." Sure, characters have their turns of phrase, but in four hours I don't need to hear these what felt like 20 plus times.
Other than those phrases, the language and character perspective were thoughtful, forceful, and vivid. Mark's anger was palpable, if not always relatable, and his view of other characters' features and personalities was particularly piercing. I didn't always agree with his choices, however, the point was subtly being made that of course I couldn't understand his perspective, unless I also had survived multiple bouts of childhood cancer and brutal treatments. I appreciated that - Mark was allowed his anger and we were not allowed to patronize him. On the other hand, I found the "half chapters" that flipped to the family and friend perspectives a little heavy-handed and smarmy, just the kind of "look at how distraught this sick child's loved ones are at his recklessness!" attitude that you know Mark would loathe. Plus, they were occasionally placed after a cliffhanger moment with Mark, when at one point I even shouted skeptically in the car, "oh NO, you are NOT letting that (___ spoiler secret terrible thing ___ ) happen!" Jessie's secret was an interesting quandary but I wish it had been explored in a different way. Overall, I'm glad I listened to it, but it didn't leave me with as much thought-fodder and feely feels as I expected.
Recommended for...
Topically of course it reminds me of The Fault in Our Stars, but not just the "sick kid" part, more importantly, the sick kid having deeper, darker thoughts than someone their age should have to ponder and forcing you to accept you can't understand their experience. So if you know someone who likes that, but prefers best friends and dogs to boyfriends, there's that carryover.
I'd also say it'd be good for pre-teen boys who don't like goody-two shoes, are surly, and long for the day that people will acknowledge them as human beings instead of kids. While Mark isn't always a likable character, he definitely is a twelve year old boy.
Quick summary: A sick pre-teen makes the reckless, courageous decision to run away to climb Mount Rainier instead of staying home safely awaiting his possible death.
Perhaps it was the audio format that made some of Mark's thought repetitive and irritating, but I quickly tired of his reiterations of "What I don't get" and "That's the truth." Sure, characters have their turns of phrase, but in four hours I don't need to hear these what felt like 20 plus times.
Other than those phrases, the language and character perspective were thoughtful, forceful, and vivid. Mark's anger was palpable, if not always relatable, and his view of other characters' features and personalities was particularly piercing. I didn't always agree with his choices, however, the point was subtly being made that of course I couldn't understand his perspective, unless I also had survived multiple bouts of childhood cancer and brutal treatments. I appreciated that - Mark was allowed his anger and we were not allowed to patronize him. On the other hand, I found the "half chapters" that flipped to the family and friend perspectives a little heavy-handed and smarmy, just the kind of "look at how distraught this sick child's loved ones are at his recklessness!" attitude that you know Mark would loathe. Plus, they were occasionally placed after a cliffhanger moment with Mark, when at one point I even shouted skeptically in the car, "oh NO, you are NOT letting that (___ spoiler secret terrible thing ___ ) happen!" Jessie's secret was an interesting quandary but I wish it had been explored in a different way. Overall, I'm glad I listened to it, but it didn't leave me with as much thought-fodder and feely feels as I expected.
Recommended for...
Topically of course it reminds me of The Fault in Our Stars, but not just the "sick kid" part, more importantly, the sick kid having deeper, darker thoughts than someone their age should have to ponder and forcing you to accept you can't understand their experience. So if you know someone who likes that, but prefers best friends and dogs to boyfriends, there's that carryover.
I'd also say it'd be good for pre-teen boys who don't like goody-two shoes, are surly, and long for the day that people will acknowledge them as human beings instead of kids. While Mark isn't always a likable character, he definitely is a twelve year old boy.