A review by podanotherjessi
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Reading this again, I know I was harsh on this book when I read it as a child (mostly because I thought it was a romance, so it was fascinating to find that my memory of the relationship with Jesse was wildly exaggerated). That said, it does do a thing that bothers me a lot in (especially older) middle grade. We have a young, precocious MC who has way too close a relationship with adults, and it just makes me uncomfortable.
That aside, however, the themes are beautiful. The pacing is good. I enjoyed the writing. This is a book that has honestly withstood the test of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death