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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed the characters in this book and the way Woodson developed them. The romance was sweet and believable, and Woodson did a good job of depicting the kinds of resistance an interracial relationship could face. I was, however, disappointed in the ending, which felt really abrupt and unmotivated to me and seemed to change the book's focus too dramatically in the last few pages.
Honestly, I'm getting into a reading slump. I love Jacqueline Woodson though. (I promise I'll try to get out of the slump asap)
Beautiful language and beautiful love. Tried not to be sad about the "cliche" ending because it maybe wasn't cliche when written 20 years ago? Loved it; perf YA novel, but sad. In the words of John Green, "shatteringly contemporary"
This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long, long time
This is such a touching, romantic, realistic story about love, the way it heals and the way it hurts. It is also very much about loss. Well done, Ms. Woodson. Well done.
I get why this book has meant so much to so many people. But, I feel like everyone talking about how the ending made them feel, made it pretty easy to predict what was going to happen. Especially because the first chapter is pretty telling. Also, I felt like we were TOLD Ellie and Miah were SO in love, but we weren't really shown them falling in love. So while I think it's awesome this book has meant so much to people, and how it's still super relevant today, sadly. I just didn't really connect with it, nor did I believe these two kids were truly head over heels in love... Also, in the preface the author explains this is her retelling of Romeo and Juliet, which could be a big reason why I didn't personally connect with it. I hate that play.
I finished this in a day. The moment I got it at bookcon I was hooked. However, it is a story overdone and I think I’ve outgrown the typical YA romance. This bi-racial couples struggles to fit-in to each other’s lives. Although I’m a fan of a typical happy ending, I’m glad to say that Woodson leaves the reader with more than just an ending (as will I, here, at the end of my review).
This book just broke my heart and made me cry more than anything else I’ve read recently. It’s a beautifully crafted love story with a tragic ending, that echoes such relevance today. Jacqueline Woodson is a master of storytelling.
I wish I would have read this originally in high school right after it came out — this is the kind of book I would have found so important and impactful.
I wish I would have read this originally in high school right after it came out — this is the kind of book I would have found so important and impactful.
Okay, so I don't know where to start with how to describe how I feel. The starting of this book and the meeting at the beginning between Miah and Ellie is a romance I would read a thousand pages on and be okay with. I don't like to admit it but I really like love stories and even if they are sappy. You don't hear me complaining.
I think everyone should read this, only to understand how it works, society. It might be written 20 years ago but that doesn't mean it changed. Maybe a little and maybe a lot, I don't know. It surely, in the end, made my heart stop. I don't want to think it is still like that but I am not blind.
The writing style was capturing, and this was my first book on the e-reader which is a great thing to do. It makes it very easy to read and it was highly enjoyable. I read this book thanks to the suggestion of Life's Library by John Green and can't wait to discuss it with the Cham Fam and to see the books
from the future. Which I will read on the E-reader :)
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After the discussion with the Cham Fam, I realized how much Marion annoys me, the fact that you as a parent are too good to call someone by a nickname even if she asks all the time and yet you are annoyed by her calling your first name. So you know the feeling? What also
The start of the book, the poem or what you call it was very beautiful, at the end it was even more beautiful and there were many things I missed when I have more time, I wouldn't mind to reread it again very soon to see perhaps more, only 181 pages is easy. But at the moment I have 4 books from the library and another 2 I need to read for an essay.
I think everyone should read this, only to understand how it works, society. It might be written 20 years ago but that doesn't mean it changed. Maybe a little and maybe a lot, I don't know. It surely, in the end, made my heart stop. I don't want to think it is still like that but I am not blind.
The writing style was capturing, and this was my first book on the e-reader which is a great thing to do. It makes it very easy to read and it was highly enjoyable. I read this book thanks to the suggestion of Life's Library by John Green and can't wait to discuss it with the Cham Fam and to see the books
from the future. Which I will read on the E-reader :)
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After the discussion with the Cham Fam, I realized how much Marion annoys me, the fact that you as a parent are too good to call someone by a nickname even if she asks all the time and yet you are annoyed by her calling your first name. So you know the feeling? What also
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surprised me is how Anne reacts. You are a lesbian, you know hardship about judgmental suggestions because of your own feelings and yet you can be racist to something that might not be completely the same but that can have hardship only because of another skin colour. I expected that she would know, would understand because I understand she is careful but it is also very narrow-minded. It was really disappointing, which I understand why Ellie feels it this way.The start of the book, the poem or what you call it was very beautiful, at the end it was even more beautiful and there were many things I missed when I have more time, I wouldn't mind to reread it again very soon to see perhaps more, only 181 pages is easy. But at the moment I have 4 books from the library and another 2 I need to read for an essay.
This is so heartbreaking. Beautiful but heartbreaking. I knew something like this would happen, I just didn't expect this to be so heartless.
Good book, really sad.
Good book, really sad.