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shadow_summit's review
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rachelchloe's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
sethlynch's review
4.0
The kids enjoyed this one. It was a good read and a trip back to a gentler time.
amyl88's review against another edition
4.0
This is a revisit. I remember liking this book when I read it as a kid, but I did not recall everything that happened. When I read it as a kid, I thought that living on my own like that would be cool, and I didn't remember the ending and how she wound up so freaked out and scared.
Another thing that I thought was interesting... Charley had a pound and 10 shillings. She bought a LOT of stuff with that! Bread, lunch meat, cheese, ice cream, orange squash, plastic bucket, and some other stuff on her first trip to the town. Then bread and cheese again and soap, a sachet. I think it would be about $20 in today's US dollars. (Also, English money before they decimalized was confusing and I am not sure I ever reached the bottom of that rabbit hole)
Another thing that I thought was interesting... Charley had a pound and 10 shillings. She bought a LOT of stuff with that! Bread, lunch meat, cheese, ice cream, orange squash, plastic bucket, and some other stuff on her first trip to the town. Then bread and cheese again and soap, a sachet. I think it would be about $20 in today's US dollars. (Also, English money before they decimalized was confusing and I am not sure I ever reached the bottom of that rabbit hole)
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