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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I wish I read this during high school, Josie is a related protagonist and I'm glad I have finally read this, I think I prefer the movie a bit (because in the funeral scene where they play the U2 song and it is just so beautiful)
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
“Be thankful that you’ve found your place, but be patient with me for still looking for mine.”
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I should clarify - 3.75 on the Melina scale, which is different from regular books. This is still a full star rating better than most YA contemporaries could offer
You can tell this was her debut because the story would get better over time but that sharp characterization and humanity is right there - each “antagonist” could be the protagonist of another novel with Josie as an annoying secondary character. They all have humanity
You can tell this was her debut because the story would get better over time but that sharp characterization and humanity is right there - each “antagonist” could be the protagonist of another novel with Josie as an annoying secondary character. They all have humanity
Melina Marchetta ist wie immer sehr überzeugend. Hat wieder ein tolles Buch geschrieben. Josie fand ich sehr witzig. Anfangs war sie noch egoistisch und etwas kindisch, aber sie ist ja dann im Verlauf des Buchs erwachsen geworden und es hat sich gebessert.
Melina Marchetta. What else is there to say? Of course it was wonderful.
josephine alibrandi, age 17, is about to meet her father for the first time, and she doesn't give a rat's ass. she's too busy getting her nonna katia off her back, competing with the school captain, poison ivy, and trying to decide who she likes better: sweet upper-class john, or exciting but dangerous jacob. josie also struggles with being an "ethnic" (her grandparents came from italy) among native australians.
when a school mishap obliges josie to ask her father for help, they tentatively enter each other's lives and begin to get to know one another. meanwhile, nonna accidentally reveals a big family secret to josie, leaving her to question who she is and where she belongs. i enjoyed the sweet but turbulent romance aspect of the book.
this is marchetta's first work, and i might have loved it even more if i hadn't already read "saving francesca" & "jellicoe road"- knowing the heights she can soar to. in comparison (i know that isn't fair) "looking for alibrandi" is a bit overly dramatic and slightly dated. "slightly" is actually impressive here due to the fact that it was published in 1992. highly recommended if you've got it around.
when a school mishap obliges josie to ask her father for help, they tentatively enter each other's lives and begin to get to know one another. meanwhile, nonna accidentally reveals a big family secret to josie, leaving her to question who she is and where she belongs. i enjoyed the sweet but turbulent romance aspect of the book.
this is marchetta's first work, and i might have loved it even more if i hadn't already read "saving francesca" & "jellicoe road"- knowing the heights she can soar to. in comparison (i know that isn't fair) "looking for alibrandi" is a bit overly dramatic and slightly dated. "slightly" is actually impressive here due to the fact that it was published in 1992. highly recommended if you've got it around.
Absolute favourite during my teenage years. Reread it so often the book looks tattered.
Melina Marchetta can do no wrong. I loved how 90s this book was and the references to Esprit and Sportgirl that made me laugh. Although Josie felt the least mature out of all Marchetta's characters I felt she had some of the more poignant things to say. Her relationship and conversations she had with her dad was probably my favourite part of the book.