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dembury's review
5.0
This is the Anastasia book that I reread most as a kid, and I can't believe I had forgotten so much of the plot! The mystery story she's writing, the wallpaper peeling, "Gertrudstien", and the party culminating with Sam's, uhhh...moment.
b0hemian_graham's review against another edition
5.0
why Oh why did I not read this series 18 years ago, when I was 10?
laila4343's review against another edition
5.0
SO funny, like laugh-out-loud funny. Just read it again for the first time since I was about 9. I just adore Anastasia and her family.
kitsuneheart's review against another edition
3.0
After reading the original Anastasia book, I had fairly high expectations for this sequel, and while the book wasn't entirely unenjoyable, it certainly fell short of the original.
Now a few years older, Anastasia, her parents, and her little brother, Sam, are a bit cramped in their apartment. Despite some misgivings on Anastasia's part (relating to her idea of what suburbs people act like), they buy a house and relocate. Which, of course, means taking Anastasia away from her few friends.
This book is kept from typical early chapter book moving angst by the addition of a crotchety neighbor, Gertrude Stein, who has been a virtual shut-in since her failed romance with her childhood neighbor and since her husband ran off many years before. Anastasia make Gertrude her project, forcing her out of her comfort zone and back into society, while at the same time the simple passage of time does the same to Anastasia, who begins to meet neighbors her age.
If your child finished the first Anastasia book and is still interested in her life, then the entire Anastasia series will be a great boon. However, while I had made plans to read the entire series myself, I think I've seen enough to pass on the rest. They aren't bad. They're just really meant for smaller kids.
Lois Lowry writes plenty of other books with an appeal for all ages ("The Giver" being the obvious example), but this book is probably best left to the kids for which it was written.
Now a few years older, Anastasia, her parents, and her little brother, Sam, are a bit cramped in their apartment. Despite some misgivings on Anastasia's part (relating to her idea of what suburbs people act like), they buy a house and relocate. Which, of course, means taking Anastasia away from her few friends.
This book is kept from typical early chapter book moving angst by the addition of a crotchety neighbor, Gertrude Stein, who has been a virtual shut-in since her failed romance with her childhood neighbor and since her husband ran off many years before. Anastasia make Gertrude her project, forcing her out of her comfort zone and back into society, while at the same time the simple passage of time does the same to Anastasia, who begins to meet neighbors her age.
If your child finished the first Anastasia book and is still interested in her life, then the entire Anastasia series will be a great boon. However, while I had made plans to read the entire series myself, I think I've seen enough to pass on the rest. They aren't bad. They're just really meant for smaller kids.
Lois Lowry writes plenty of other books with an appeal for all ages ("The Giver" being the obvious example), but this book is probably best left to the kids for which it was written.
doublearegee's review against another edition
4.0
Charlotte thought it was really funny when the parents said "Anastasia, go get me a beer." She also laughed a lot when Sam flashed everyone at the end.
erinmp's review against another edition
4.0
Anastasia is back with a big problem: her parents are forcing her to move. To the *suburbs*!! It's going to be perfectly horrible. She has to leave her best friend behind and then there's that issue with Robert Giannini--why is he not-so-weird all of a sudden? Anastasia soon finds out that things aren't always as they appear; and maybe, just maybe, it's not the end of the world after all.
Anastasia has grown up a bit since the last book, and she's not quite as self-absorbed as the last time we saw her--maybe being a big sister has something to do with that. I really enjoyed this Anastasia tale. The party she throws near the end had me in laugh-out-loud hysterics. Her mom is super-cool and all of the characters are well-defined. Definitely a great children's book that most anyone would enjoy.
Anastasia has grown up a bit since the last book, and she's not quite as self-absorbed as the last time we saw her--maybe being a big sister has something to do with that. I really enjoyed this Anastasia tale. The party she throws near the end had me in laugh-out-loud hysterics. Her mom is super-cool and all of the characters are well-defined. Definitely a great children's book that most anyone would enjoy.
kittymamers's review against another edition
4.0
korjasin selle tasuta raamatute kapist üles puhtalt autori nime järgi, sest Lois Lowry on meile (või noh, tehniliselt vist lastele) kirjutanud väga hea düstoopiasarja ("Andja" ja siis sealt edasi) ja mul oli suur uudishimu selle osas, mida ta oma elus veel teinud on. poleks osanud arvata, et kirjutanud õhukesi pehmekaanelisi kaheksakümnendate tüdrukuteraamatuid, aga sedasorti üllatuste vastu pole mul kunagi midagi.
lugu ei valmistanud pettumust, sest nii 12-aastane Anastasia kui tema paariaastane väikevend on erakordselt varaküpsed lapsed ja siin on väga meeleolukaid dialooge nii laste endi kui laste ja täiskasvanute vahel. kogu tooni paneb paika juba esimene lehekülg, kus Anastasia teatab, et ta hüppab kohe pärast magustoiduga lõpetamist aknast alla (sest talle on teatatud perekonna kolimisplaanist ja on vaja olla dramaatiline), ja ema meenutab talle, et nad elavad esimesel korrusel ja et Anastasia on kolmeaastasest peale põhiliselt selle akna kaudu sisse-välja käinudki, nii et see pole suurem asi ähvardus.
perekond (inglise kirjanduse professorist isa, kunstnikust ema, eelnimetatud lapsukesed) kolibki Cambridge'ist Bostoni äärelinna ja Anastasial tuleb ära hallata uute sõprade leidmine ja vanadest eemaldumise valuline protsess, kui samal ajal kipuvad vinnid näkku tulema ja juuksed on rasvased. kui siin viimasel ajal on Lottie Brooksi raamatuid palju loetud, siis vot midagi sinnakanti, aga on 80ndad - kinos näidatakse "Casablancat", Anastasial lubatakse isa õllelt vahtu rüübata, kaheaastane väikevend jalutab ise üle tee naabrinaise juurde päevaks hoida. jube värskendav :)
nalja siin ikka saab ja lõpupeatükis kulmineerub raamat sellise peoga, kus oleks isegi tahtnud kohal olla (esindatud on nii erineva taustaga teismelised kui kohalik pensionäride klubi, ja küik asjassepuutuvad lapsevanemad haldavad olukorra silma pilgutamata ära). kui kuskil veel Anastasia-sarja raamatuid silma jääb, loen neid ka kindlasti!
lugu ei valmistanud pettumust, sest nii 12-aastane Anastasia kui tema paariaastane väikevend on erakordselt varaküpsed lapsed ja siin on väga meeleolukaid dialooge nii laste endi kui laste ja täiskasvanute vahel. kogu tooni paneb paika juba esimene lehekülg, kus Anastasia teatab, et ta hüppab kohe pärast magustoiduga lõpetamist aknast alla (sest talle on teatatud perekonna kolimisplaanist ja on vaja olla dramaatiline), ja ema meenutab talle, et nad elavad esimesel korrusel ja et Anastasia on kolmeaastasest peale põhiliselt selle akna kaudu sisse-välja käinudki, nii et see pole suurem asi ähvardus.
perekond (inglise kirjanduse professorist isa, kunstnikust ema, eelnimetatud lapsukesed) kolibki Cambridge'ist Bostoni äärelinna ja Anastasial tuleb ära hallata uute sõprade leidmine ja vanadest eemaldumise valuline protsess, kui samal ajal kipuvad vinnid näkku tulema ja juuksed on rasvased. kui siin viimasel ajal on Lottie Brooksi raamatuid palju loetud, siis vot midagi sinnakanti, aga on 80ndad - kinos näidatakse "Casablancat", Anastasial lubatakse isa õllelt vahtu rüübata, kaheaastane väikevend jalutab ise üle tee naabrinaise juurde päevaks hoida. jube värskendav :)
nalja siin ikka saab ja lõpupeatükis kulmineerub raamat sellise peoga, kus oleks isegi tahtnud kohal olla (esindatud on nii erineva taustaga teismelised kui kohalik pensionäride klubi, ja küik asjassepuutuvad lapsevanemad haldavad olukorra silma pilgutamata ära). kui kuskil veel Anastasia-sarja raamatuid silma jääb, loen neid ka kindlasti!