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ohpenelope's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
iceangel32's review against another edition
1.0
I hate giving books one stars. I really didn't want to do it, but I just wish I put the book down. I thought when I finished it I would think differently, but I still don't like it not that it is over. Frankie was a great kid, but I just could not get into this book. Sometimes challenge books don;t pan out.
1madchild's review against another edition
2.0
eh.
dont know to rate.
decent.
didnt like the end bit with the sobbing narrator.
dont know to rate.
decent.
didnt like the end bit with the sobbing narrator.
mischief_in_the_library's review against another edition
5.0
With the protagonist being 12 years old, I want to assume it's written for that age group, and review it accordingly.
This book addressed mental illness without it being the centre of the book. It was part of the characters' lives in the ever-present background, the way they tend to be, but are addressed quite thoroughly and honestly by the end.
The voices are young and innocent and so charming. Would definitely recommend for young teenagers.
This book addressed mental illness without it being the centre of the book. It was part of the characters' lives in the ever-present background, the way they tend to be, but are addressed quite thoroughly and honestly by the end.
The voices are young and innocent and so charming. Would definitely recommend for young teenagers.
kdurham2's review against another edition
1.0
A short little read that was interesting, but just didn't hit me right. A story of a boy trying to find himself. He realizes that his family isn't perfect and how that affects who he is and will become.
I can't pinpoint where exactly I didn't fall in love with this book - but for some reason, I just didn't enjoy. To keep it short and simple, I think there is an audience for it, but maybe not an adult female, maybe this book is more for a younger male audience - so I would send this book off to that group
I can't pinpoint where exactly I didn't fall in love with this book - but for some reason, I just didn't enjoy. To keep it short and simple, I think there is an audience for it, but maybe not an adult female, maybe this book is more for a younger male audience - so I would send this book off to that group
luisasm's review against another edition
4.0
I can say that this is somewhat boring but very entertaining book. I may have never read a family dynamic in a book that so relates to my own. The author says she wrote this book to show that daily human life can be funny in itself. She certainly succeeded, especially with Frankie who is funny and sad and likable. He provides a perfect center piece for a light hearted, realistic story.
readwithpassion's review against another edition
4.0
The characters in this book are so eccentric, and this made me enjoy it immensely. Frankie is 12-years-old, but he felt closer to a 10 or 11-year-old for me. This is a great tween novel, and I think kids would find it easy to relate to the themes.
laura_cookson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
flajol's review against another edition
4.0
I recognise myself in Frankie, even today. Particularly with those worrying questions that the daylight seems to chase away, but which return to nag with their 'rodent voices' when you lie down in the dark and don't have other people around to distract you.
12-year-old Frankie is a bundle of growing worries, with a loving but unusual home life that everyone accepts and no-one talks about, until Sydney arrives in his life. Sydney is an irrepressible ball of energy - she seems to be afraid of nothing, and that includes asking difficult questions. Frankie is drawn to her energy, but it will have consequences for the fragile routine he has set up for himself.
Warm and funny, [b:The 10pm Question|43252879|The 10pm Question|Kate De Goldi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1545041490s/43252879.jpg|67123366] is worth savouring.
Also, I have to include the following quote, because it perfectly captures how I feel about ambiguous or multiple endings in books (and TV shows, films, etc):
'...it won't seem like the ending if I know those other endings are there.' Frankie's voice climbed, urgent and a little wavery. He knew this was the reason, this was why he found it disturbing. 'It's like the other endings will infect my ending, by just being there. In my ending the aral birds will be safe, but somehow they won't really be, because in another ending they will have died. Or Microsoft will have a terrible three-legged life, for heaven's sake. The other endings will be hovering there. Like, like, poison.'
12-year-old Frankie is a bundle of growing worries, with a loving but unusual home life that everyone accepts and no-one talks about, until Sydney arrives in his life. Sydney is an irrepressible ball of energy - she seems to be afraid of nothing, and that includes asking difficult questions. Frankie is drawn to her energy, but it will have consequences for the fragile routine he has set up for himself.
Warm and funny, [b:The 10pm Question|43252879|The 10pm Question|Kate De Goldi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1545041490s/43252879.jpg|67123366] is worth savouring.
Also, I have to include the following quote, because it perfectly captures how I feel about ambiguous or multiple endings in books (and TV shows, films, etc):
'...it won't seem like the ending if I know those other endings are there.' Frankie's voice climbed, urgent and a little wavery. He knew this was the reason, this was why he found it disturbing. 'It's like the other endings will infect my ending, by just being there. In my ending the aral birds will be safe, but somehow they won't really be, because in another ending they will have died. Or Microsoft will have a terrible three-legged life, for heaven's sake. The other endings will be hovering there. Like, like, poison.'
jof68's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75