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irenetrexqueen's review
1.0
What the heck? Here is the thing the story is interesting but doesn't really start until part 2, HALF WAY THROUGH!
The whole first half is just a bit of babble about how the MC got to where they are. The tiny bit of foreshadowing really wasn't keeping me going. The only reason I finished this because I read the cliff notes summary.
So if you want a super short and interesting read, read chapter 1 to 5, then part 2 on.
The whole first half is just a bit of babble about how the MC got to where they are. The tiny bit of foreshadowing really wasn't keeping me going. The only reason I finished this because I read the cliff notes summary.
So if you want a super short and interesting read, read chapter 1 to 5, then part 2 on.
erincataldi's review against another edition
4.0
First off, this cover is amazing, how could you pass up a book that looks this good? Secondly, the concept was pretty unique and made the book impossible to put down. Pearl and her momma have lived in an old mercury since she was born. Her mother thought they would only be there a few months, but fourteen years later they are still living in the same car. Pearl and her momma are two peas in a pod but when Eli moves into the trailer park she knows there is going to be trouble. Her momma is too nice and always trying to fix the strays. Nothing will ever be the same again. Peppered throughout the story are guns, they're almost a secondary character. From the random bulllethole in their car to the drunks shooting at the gators, to the empty casings Pearl finds in the dump, to the gun buyback program that the local pastor is organizing; guns are an integral part of Pearl's childhood. Gun Love is a tale of southern white trash, hope, guns, and the American dream. A great book!
natalies7's review
3.0
Gun Love wasn’t quite what I was expecting and it did take a while for me to settle into the story. I didn’t love it but I liked it very much and found the writing beautiful and quite haunting
cazinthehat's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable, and some great one-liners I’ve made notes of, but overall felt like a coming of age story ... which, it turns out, I’m not a huge fan of.
laurazdavidson's review against another edition
3.0
"My mother called anyone or anything that seemed alone, or ended up in the wrong place, a stray. There were stray people, stray dogs, stray bullets, and stray butterflies."
Odd but poetically, gorgeously written. Jennifer Clement introduces us to Pearl, a young girl raised in the shadow of Florida trailer park, and gives us a glimpse into the lives of its residents and the gun culture so many of them tragically seem to embrace.
Odd but poetically, gorgeously written. Jennifer Clement introduces us to Pearl, a young girl raised in the shadow of Florida trailer park, and gives us a glimpse into the lives of its residents and the gun culture so many of them tragically seem to embrace.
colorfulleo92's review
4.0
Not sure if I should give it a 3.5 stars or a 4 stars. I enjoyed it and it was very well written, however I don't love the book as much as I usually do when giving it 4 stars But enough of the babble. Like I said it's well written with a feeling of the lesser fortunate in USA. Following a teen and her mom living in a car. It thouch on important issues, line guns, parenting and poverty but I wanted it to be longer so it could have giving those parts more dept. I wanted to see more of the story but can get why it short. Short stories can pack a punch.
ruthlemon08's review against another edition
4.0
I read this in 24 hours. It’s a vivid, dark, heart wrenching tale. Pearl’s narration enables you to picture her world so clearly, and also to understand how she sees the world. It’s tragic and gritty but at the end, I felt a flicker of hope which was enough for me!
davidjordan's review
5.0
Enjoyed this book to a surprising degree. An unusually impressive work that doesn't remind of things that I've read many times before, this is a unique and exciting story with a refreshing air of originality. This first-person account by a fourteen-year-old albino girl living in a car with her mother (see how special it is already?) is a fascinating story of identity, origin, and violence among the forgotten population of have-nots that populate the landscape in contemporary Florida. The author's masterful visual imagery makes me think this could be a fantastic art film that would be nominated for a number of different awards. Keeping my fingers crossed for that one.
bibliobethica's review
4.0
Whoa! A hard to put down, punch in the gut, interlaced with rich words novel. Clement knows how to use words to make places and people real. The characters emotions are raw. This book isn't for everyone. Violence and a lot of heartbreak for the young protagonist as she makes her way in a difficult life.