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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Absolutely beautifully written. The tender, innocent moments keep you reading despite the painful events throughout the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt
This book is a creative, brave endeavor, that didn't quite pull together for me, although it had its moments, high and low.
An unusual, but gripping, story of trailer park life. A rather depressing story about generations of women who, rather than overcoming the tragedies they've suffered, perpetuate them with their daughters. Structured, interestingly, around the Girl Scout Handbook and the Supreme Court case of Buck v. Bell.
I really wanted to like it -- I didn't, struggled to get through it, skimmed it about 1/2 way through.....
Vividly-drawn characters, setting, and events, which didn't seem to be coming together as a fully-realized world...then, suddenly, they flooded together and there it was!
A searing portrait of a young girl’s life in an America that is rarely described. At once impressionistic and precise in its naturalistic detail, Tupelo Hassman’s writing walks a tightrope between heartbreaking and darkly comic. Or maybe it’s not a tightrope at all: throughout the bleakness of their trailer park context, her characters find ways to live with brightness and energy, never more than when they’re trying to break free.
This story is beautifully told and Hassman’s writing is amazing. Hassman conveys how people can fall through the cracks and their potential not met because of their circumstances. I love how trauma is explored through the redacting of the writing. I’m glad that while Rory Dawn would examine her community Hassman never inserted the idea that those living in the trailer park were terrible. Hassman portrays everyone as just trying to survive and make the best of their situation, if this was handled differently the impact of the story would have been lost. This is one of the best books I have ever read.