Reviews

Sit by Deborah Ellis

evaosterlee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

noches04's review against another edition

4.0

Me encantaron estas historias. Niños en situaciones de esclavitud, con padres separados o estrictos, o simplemente pasando por momentos difíciles. Una forma de contar historias por medio de las sillas, en las que todos se sientan, personas con su propia historia.

the_knitting_librarian's review against another edition

4.0

A very serious book, definitely for older middle grades/high school, or any child mature enough to handle some very complex issues. Superbly written.

kwbat12's review against another edition

4.0

I didn't expect this to hit me so hard, but it had such beautiful stories. It is a clever idea, and some of the stories are absolutely heart-wrenching.

bookdragonhoard's review against another edition

3.0

This is a fairly heavy little book, showing darkness to contrast the light. I wasn't sure how I felt about it until halfway through or so. Our protagonists are all children, where they sit to open their scenes being the thread through. They are all going through some very serious things and while there is much hope to close each vignette, the path to it holds no illusions. I don't believe that childhood should mean denial of the harsh realities of life but I'm not sure how this book will sit with more sheltered young readers. There are quite a few angry and scary adults here, which may be how a very stressed adult appears to a child. This one made me think hard. Overall, I liked it.

jeanettesonya's review against another edition

3.0

The concept is sweet - stories centre on chairs and sitting. Some are sweet, some powerful, a few fall kind of flat to me.

librariann's review against another edition

3.0

These lovely short stories skimmed the surface. I wanted to know more about many of the characters, and one even made me teary. Could also be good for use in a social studies lesson.

malak_7's review against another edition

4.0

I sometimes get anxious reading short stories, afraid the character will run out of time xD This book was on a shelf at the library and the idea of it caught my attention, and the book did not disappoint. Light read, thoughtful writing and lovely connection at the end

tiffani_reads's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars

This collection of stories is very unique in the way it revolves around chairs. Such an ordinary item but with very different stories revolving around them. The stories I enjoyed the most were, The Question Chair, The Plain Chair, and The Freedom Chair. All these stories struck a chord with me in the way they were told and what their stories were about.

I would be interested in reading other works by this author in the future based on how enjoyable this book was to read.

raven18's review

This book was a collection of short stories. Were they short? Yes. But, were they also long (in terms of the topics)? Yes. I liked all these stories, each one of them drew my attention. They all had one thing in common, sitting, I found this really interesting, because the author took something that most people don’t really think about (daily, I guess) and she turned it into such deep stories. I honestly don’t think I could choose just one as a favorite, they were all so different but on the flip side, they were the same (which isn’t a bad thing at all.) I just really liked these stories, they were just so…just that…SO.