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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The storytelling is great, I am saying this because normally I wouldn't be interested in the topic. Yet, because of the good writing, I cared about the characters and the events. Good book.
I finished Grisham's A Painted House. It's the book from the point of view of seven year old Luke. I wasn't sure how I was going to like it, I chose to read it because I liked the name, but I thought it was a nice change from his usual legal dramas. It really took me to Arkansas, too. I could really see the cotton fields, and the town of Black Oak. How interesting it would be to live in that area of America!
I didn't really agree with Pappy when he said they weren't going to mention Cowboy (the Mexican) killing Hank (the hill person), but I can understand that he wanted to put that whole season behind him, what with how terrible the weather was, how poor they were, how rude Hank was. Still, it wasn't right for him to not mention it to the sheriff.
I am glad that by the end, Luke found he could confide in the adults in his life. Those were some heavy secrets for a little boy to carry all by himself!
I wish Grisham would write a sequel of sorts to this book. I want to read about Luke's life in Michigan! I want to know if Ricky makes it home from Korea! If he and Libby and the Latcher baby live happily ever after! If Pappy and Gran and the Latchers make it through the winter! So many unanswered questions, but I understand why he left off the way he did... I think he liked ending the book with Luke's future in the readers' hands!
I didn't really agree with Pappy when he said they weren't going to mention Cowboy (the Mexican) killing Hank (the hill person), but I can understand that he wanted to put that whole season behind him, what with how terrible the weather was, how poor they were, how rude Hank was. Still, it wasn't right for him to not mention it to the sheriff.
I am glad that by the end, Luke found he could confide in the adults in his life. Those were some heavy secrets for a little boy to carry all by himself!
I wish Grisham would write a sequel of sorts to this book. I want to read about Luke's life in Michigan! I want to know if Ricky makes it home from Korea! If he and Libby and the Latcher baby live happily ever after! If Pappy and Gran and the Latchers make it through the winter! So many unanswered questions, but I understand why he left off the way he did... I think he liked ending the book with Luke's future in the readers' hands!
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
One of my all time favorite books. I have not read any of Grisham's legal thrillers, but have read his other books. I have enjoyed all of them (except for Playing For Pizza), but this was my favorite. I think this book would be good for high school kids to be required to read. They need to modernize school reading lists and I think many kids would enjoy this book.
I don't typically read Grisham, but my sister loaned me this book and needing something to read, I decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did. While I wanted more from the ending, I appreciated the voice, the characters, the plot, and the setting. It's from a different perspective and time period than I've read in awhile, and I enjoyed the journey.
*For those that care, it's not a squeaky clean read, but it's limited in it's use of rough language, and the sexual references aren't too detailed.
*For those that care, it's not a squeaky clean read, but it's limited in it's use of rough language, and the sexual references aren't too detailed.