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A review by readingjag
The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker by Louis Sachar
3.0
This is a teen book about Bridge. The card game Bridge. I feel like it's the kind of book that adults are going to LURVE because 1) it's Louis Sachar and 2) insight-multigenerational-personal-growth blah blah etc but has almost zero teen appeal. I mean, zero.
That said, I liked it. The main character was likeable (although his mother? sheesh, she was horrific. like, almost cartoonishly awful.) and the relationship between Alton and his Uncle was lovely and well developed.
A fast read, and it made me want to learn Bridge (which I will not actually do because it's insanely complex).
That said, I liked it. The main character was likeable (although his mother? sheesh, she was horrific. like, almost cartoonishly awful.) and the relationship between Alton and his Uncle was lovely and well developed.
A fast read, and it made me want to learn Bridge (which I will not actually do because it's insanely complex).