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A review by thesublibrarian
Some Maintenance Required by Marie-Renée Lavoie
slow-paced
3.5
This is a coming-of-age story centered around Laurie as she enters her final year of high school. Very close to her mother, who loves to read, Laurie often finds herself swept away in books as well. When she befriends her neighbor, Cindy, a small child, who is neglected at home, she takes the time to travel the world with her, without ever leaving their home.
Okay, considering that I am the exact same age as Laurie, in the fact that this takes place in 1993 and she would graduate in 1994. I graduated high school in 1994. I was hoping to hear things that would transport me back to that time. Unfortunately, that never happened.
What did I like?
I appreciated the way Laurie and her mom took in Cindy. The patience they had with her was astounding. She was extremely rude with a horrible potty-mouth. Laurie and her mom took time to make sure she was well fed, was taught right from wrong and gave her a sense of belonging.
Her relationship with her mother was wonderful. They were much like friends, with respect for one another.
For someone of her age, Laurie was extremely intelligent when it came to life in general. She is a character that I can respect.
As the title suggests, Laurie will learn that we all require a little maintenance sometimes.
I listened to the audio version of this and the narrator was good, but I think this is a book better off being read physically.
Thank you to Libro.fm and Dreamscape Media for my gifted ALC in exchange for my honest review.
Okay, considering that I am the exact same age as Laurie, in the fact that this takes place in 1993 and she would graduate in 1994. I graduated high school in 1994. I was hoping to hear things that would transport me back to that time. Unfortunately, that never happened.
What did I like?
I appreciated the way Laurie and her mom took in Cindy. The patience they had with her was astounding. She was extremely rude with a horrible potty-mouth. Laurie and her mom took time to make sure she was well fed, was taught right from wrong and gave her a sense of belonging.
Her relationship with her mother was wonderful. They were much like friends, with respect for one another.
For someone of her age, Laurie was extremely intelligent when it came to life in general. She is a character that I can respect.
As the title suggests, Laurie will learn that we all require a little maintenance sometimes.
I listened to the audio version of this and the narrator was good, but I think this is a book better off being read physically.
Thank you to Libro.fm and Dreamscape Media for my gifted ALC in exchange for my honest review.