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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Last Bear - @hannahgold_author
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My last book of 2022 was a true delight. It is aimed at more of a younger audience that what I usually read but a great book is a great book and I'd only heard good things. It didn't disappoint.
Set predominantly on a remote island we follow a young girl and her journey and budding relationship with, the last bear, aka Bear.
It really is a remarkable read, dealing with things such as loss, grief, family issues and of course the climate change we're all facing, all through the eyes of a young girl.
The story itself is lovely, but what I really enjoyed was the authors ability to add little sentences here and there that were little sprinklings of magic. Little sentences that said so much without saying much at all.
A remarkable triumph of storytelling that can be enjoyed by young and old. A story that needs to be told.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My last book of 2022 was a true delight. It is aimed at more of a younger audience that what I usually read but a great book is a great book and I'd only heard good things. It didn't disappoint.
Set predominantly on a remote island we follow a young girl and her journey and budding relationship with, the last bear, aka Bear.
It really is a remarkable read, dealing with things such as loss, grief, family issues and of course the climate change we're all facing, all through the eyes of a young girl.
The story itself is lovely, but what I really enjoyed was the authors ability to add little sentences here and there that were little sprinklings of magic. Little sentences that said so much without saying much at all.
A remarkable triumph of storytelling that can be enjoyed by young and old. A story that needs to be told.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I picked up this book on a whim, because the book store I was in was running a buy one get one sale, and I am so glad I did, because this book very possibly changed my life.
It is a children‘s book, and it feels almost silly to admit that I cried my heart out while reading this not just once, twice, no, I cried four separate times while reading this. The emotions are so real, so raw, so powerful, and it was a book I did not put down until I was finished with it. It was everything - inspiring, childlike, emotional, and heart-wrenchingly amazing.
April Wood finds herself on a remote island in the Arctic, Bear Island, which used to be full of bears. But after the ice caps melted, leaving just one bear trapped behind, April takes it upon herself to befriend him, and thus begins the story of two unlikely friends, facing the harshness of global warming, and learning how to change the world together.
Gold‘s writing is poetic, and it reads like a book that could be spoken as a bedtime story, or something that a grandparent might tell their children about. Her descriptions are easy to understand, but evoke such raw emotion, and she has a way of understanding how to use format and font to convey her message. It felt like someone was speaking the words to me, telling me a story that I could tell onwards and onwards. It was comforting, and I loved it.
This was a call to arms to save our planet, but it was so much more than that. It was a story of hope, of doing everything in your power to change the world, even if your power isn‘t very much. It was the story of a girl and her bear, and it has changed the way I will look at our world forever.
It is a children‘s book, and it feels almost silly to admit that I cried my heart out while reading this not just once, twice, no, I cried four separate times while reading this. The emotions are so real, so raw, so powerful, and it was a book I did not put down until I was finished with it. It was everything - inspiring, childlike, emotional, and heart-wrenchingly amazing.
April Wood finds herself on a remote island in the Arctic, Bear Island, which used to be full of bears. But after the ice caps melted, leaving just one bear trapped behind, April takes it upon herself to befriend him, and thus begins the story of two unlikely friends, facing the harshness of global warming, and learning how to change the world together.
Gold‘s writing is poetic, and it reads like a book that could be spoken as a bedtime story, or something that a grandparent might tell their children about. Her descriptions are easy to understand, but evoke such raw emotion, and she has a way of understanding how to use format and font to convey her message. It felt like someone was speaking the words to me, telling me a story that I could tell onwards and onwards. It was comforting, and I loved it.
This was a call to arms to save our planet, but it was so much more than that. It was a story of hope, of doing everything in your power to change the world, even if your power isn‘t very much. It was the story of a girl and her bear, and it has changed the way I will look at our world forever.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
No
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
No