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3.5 stars. Great on audio book. Main character really makes the story. It would have been great to hear the story from multiple view points.
I am seriously in the minority here, but at the risk of being berated, I have to say that I didn't really enjoy this book. Now don't get me wrong, I think that the viewpoint was a very important one, but I just could not stand how everyone treated Ginny. And it was very difficult to read from that POV as well, it was just very frustrating. A lot of it reminded me of Rain Man actually. Forever mom and dad knowing Ginny had autism and still not being able to handle her drove me nuts (at least forever dad was doing a better job for the majority of the book). I just didn't feel like the people that were in her life were actually people that would have been around her in a real life situation. They didn't know how to handle her autism and rather treated her like some sort of monster or rebellious child. I love what the author tried to do here, I just think it fell short of the goal.
Hard to read, but so worth it. Gives good perspective, I felt.
This book made me get angry at my train for not being delayed and glare at my workload for demanding my attention over this book. In short, I really did not want to put it down.
The voice is stunning, Ginny's perspective so gripping and effortless. I don't know i I've ever wanted to love and protect a character so much, nor got so angry at people standing in the way of what she wants even when I know, logically, that they know best or the things Ginny wants are wrong.
I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone, regardless of your usual tastes. The one thing that did irritate me however was the way the adults treated Ginny, particularly towards the end and the way it was never really expanded upon as being not okay. It was rather uncomfortable watching adoptive parents dislike their child and the blame for that was placed wholly upon Ginny by almost everyone in the book.
That aside, it really is an incredible book and I can't wait to reread it.
The voice is stunning, Ginny's perspective so gripping and effortless. I don't know i I've ever wanted to love and protect a character so much, nor got so angry at people standing in the way of what she wants even when I know, logically, that they know best or the things Ginny wants are wrong.
I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone, regardless of your usual tastes. The one thing that did irritate me however was the way the adults treated Ginny, particularly towards the end and the way it was never really expanded upon as being not okay. It was rather uncomfortable watching adoptive parents dislike their child and the blame for that was placed wholly upon Ginny by almost everyone in the book.
That aside, it really is an incredible book and I can't wait to reread it.
Ginny Moon = 5 STARS!!!
This book truly took special hold of me. You know the kind of book that makes you forget everything you "must" do. The kind of book that when you finally look up from reading you realize hours have passed by and you didn't even realize it. The kind of book you just can't stop reading because you don't want to leave the characters behind. That's the kind of book Ginny Moon was for me. Ginny swept into my heart from the very first pages and persistently tugged at my heart strings throughout. This book was highly recommended to me by numerous readers that I trust. Now I have wholeheartedly joined the Ginny Moon fan club. Without hesitation or reservation, I recommend Ginny Moon to everyone near & far! <3
A bit about the book:
Benjamin Ludwig did an amazing job of bringing us right into Ginny's mind/inner world. Ginny is an autistic teenager who has had a heart-wrenching childhood. At age 9, she was taken away from her abusive, drug-addict mother. The descriptions of the state she was in when they found her had me in tears. After bouncing from one foster home to another, at age 14 Ginny has finally found her "forever home" with Brian and Maura Moon who have adopted her.
Maura becomes unexpectedly pregnant and the family wants to prepare Ginny for the baby's arrival. They give Ginny an "electronic" baby to care for which triggers anxiety in Ginny and sparks an obsession with her "baby doll" from when she was 9. No one understands Ginny's obsession and she is unable to express herself. Soon her actions seem reckless and dangerous to those trying to help her. As the reader - it was amazing to see Ginny's thought process through out the story. The plans she concocts, the deliberation, the manipulation - she is truly one "smart cookie".
Ginny's relationships with those around her begin to crumble as she lies, steals and manipulates in futile attempts to get what she so desperately wants. Unfortunately they simply can not understand her actions or the motivation behind them. I won't explain the "why?" because it's filled with spoilers. You simply owe it to yourself to read this book and let it unfold with Ginny the way Ludwig meant for it to happen.
The bottom line - This book gave me all the feels! I cried and felt heartbroken, I laughed out loud & was filled with hope. Ginny may be a fictional character but she now holds a special place in my reader heart.
This book truly took special hold of me. You know the kind of book that makes you forget everything you "must" do. The kind of book that when you finally look up from reading you realize hours have passed by and you didn't even realize it. The kind of book you just can't stop reading because you don't want to leave the characters behind. That's the kind of book Ginny Moon was for me. Ginny swept into my heart from the very first pages and persistently tugged at my heart strings throughout. This book was highly recommended to me by numerous readers that I trust. Now I have wholeheartedly joined the Ginny Moon fan club. Without hesitation or reservation, I recommend Ginny Moon to everyone near & far! <3
A bit about the book:
Benjamin Ludwig did an amazing job of bringing us right into Ginny's mind/inner world. Ginny is an autistic teenager who has had a heart-wrenching childhood. At age 9, she was taken away from her abusive, drug-addict mother. The descriptions of the state she was in when they found her had me in tears. After bouncing from one foster home to another, at age 14 Ginny has finally found her "forever home" with Brian and Maura Moon who have adopted her.
Maura becomes unexpectedly pregnant and the family wants to prepare Ginny for the baby's arrival. They give Ginny an "electronic" baby to care for which triggers anxiety in Ginny and sparks an obsession with her "baby doll" from when she was 9. No one understands Ginny's obsession and she is unable to express herself. Soon her actions seem reckless and dangerous to those trying to help her. As the reader - it was amazing to see Ginny's thought process through out the story. The plans she concocts, the deliberation, the manipulation - she is truly one "smart cookie".
Ginny's relationships with those around her begin to crumble as she lies, steals and manipulates in futile attempts to get what she so desperately wants. Unfortunately they simply can not understand her actions or the motivation behind them. I won't explain the "why?" because it's filled with spoilers. You simply owe it to yourself to read this book and let it unfold with Ginny the way Ludwig meant for it to happen.
The bottom line - This book gave me all the feels! I cried and felt heartbroken, I laughed out loud & was filled with hope. Ginny may be a fictional character but she now holds a special place in my reader heart.
Could NOT put it down! So so special! Never read anything like it before! ❤️
Every second I felt like I was Ginny. I felt her anger and her sadness. I felt her struggles and her strengths. Excellent book. Couldn't put it down.
really interesting narrative voice from Ginny's perspective!
One of the best books I've read in a while. If you liked Room--you'll love this. Moving, poignant, and incredible character development. Well worth reading.
This book was just so heartbreaking. It's interesting to read about people with autism, to see how their brains work differently than my own, but I hadn't read a book from the point of view of an autistic girl. Add in the abuse this girl suffered and parts of the book were definitely hard to read. I felt like my heart broke over and over again, just like Ginny's adoptive parents, as she tried to flee from them to get back to her Baby Doll.