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A review by sonshinelibrarian
Anybody Shining by Frances O'Roark Dowell
4.0
I want to get my complaint out of the way first, especially because it has nothing to do with the actual content of the story: My biggest complaint was with the text - why oh why do publishers insist on printing in anything other than black!? The red text was hard enough to read, but the faded red on the letters was extremely difficult and I know a number of people who would not be able to read this book simply because of the text color.
Now to reviewing the actual story:
This was a sweet slice of life in the North Carolina mountains in the 20s. I liked how it called out some of the problematic issues with some of the people that came into the mountains to "help" without vilifying them.
I liked the voice of Arie Mae and her letters. I liked the rise and fall of the story and the use of stories throughout the book to tie people together and help friendships develop.
Now to reviewing the actual story:
This was a sweet slice of life in the North Carolina mountains in the 20s. I liked how it called out some of the problematic issues with some of the people that came into the mountains to "help" without vilifying them.
I liked the voice of Arie Mae and her letters. I liked the rise and fall of the story and the use of stories throughout the book to tie people together and help friendships develop.