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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book centers around Frank and his family. He has an older sister, a younger brother who stutters, his dad who is a minister and his mom. Truthfully I was hooked when I came across this quote in the book-But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a grim summer in which death visited frequently and assumed many forms. Accident. Nature. Suicide. Murder.
Immediately I'm intrigued. But I also love Krueger's character development in this story. We aren't given all the details of his time at war, but Frank's dad was going to be a hot shot attorney until the war, and then he decided to become a minister. This impacts his mom greatly, even his dad says his mother thought she was marrying a lawyer but ended up with a minister instead.
I just like the way Krueger writes, enjoyable book
Immediately I'm intrigued. But I also love Krueger's character development in this story. We aren't given all the details of his time at war, but Frank's dad was going to be a hot shot attorney until the war, and then he decided to become a minister. This impacts his mom greatly, even his dad says his mother thought she was marrying a lawyer but ended up with a minister instead.
I just like the way Krueger writes, enjoyable book
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was a bit slow to start, but the characters grew on me. I loved the Faith themes.
Another fabulous recommendation by my Starbucks friend, Keith. (The first was Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, which skyrocketed to the top of my Favorite Books of All Tim list.) I couldn't put it down! I also love that it leaves you at the end with a head-full(is this a word?!) of thoughts about life and other things of the sort. It would be a perfect book club choice if that's something you're interested in!
I don't like mysteries when I know who did it very early and then have to finish the novel to make sure I'm right. That's the way this one was--the foreshadowing was very clear, which made it a slower read. I did love the setting--small town Minnesota, and the time period, 1961. The book just read odd--way too many people died in this small town during one summer, and the police force was basically non-existent. It was trying to be a Harper Lee-like novel, but didn't quite get there for me.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes