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A review by lwhite0889
Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt
1.0
1967 Newbery Medal Winner
This book was not for me. The setting is vague and poorly defined, the plot is wandering and murky... The characters are well fleshed out and believable, but the tone and pace of the novel left me not caring much at all about any of them.
I think what really makes this book fall flat for me is how much it tries to cover in so few pages. The story follows a young girl from the death of her month when she is quite young (nine?) until her high school graduation. And I mean that literally; the book abruptly ends after her graduation ceremony.
The novel deals with issues including but not limited to the loss of a parent, moving, making friends, social and financial inequality, bullying, poverty, death of a clasamate/peer, changing sibling relationships, alcoholism, heartbreak, the importance of education, mental illness/dementia, dealing with step parents, plagiarism/cheating, emotionally manipulative boyfriends, out of wedlock pregnancy, love, self discovery...
It does none of the above well, in just opinion.
This book was not for me. The setting is vague and poorly defined, the plot is wandering and murky... The characters are well fleshed out and believable, but the tone and pace of the novel left me not caring much at all about any of them.
I think what really makes this book fall flat for me is how much it tries to cover in so few pages. The story follows a young girl from the death of her month when she is quite young (nine?) until her high school graduation. And I mean that literally; the book abruptly ends after her graduation ceremony.
The novel deals with issues including but not limited to the loss of a parent, moving, making friends, social and financial inequality, bullying, poverty, death of a clasamate/peer, changing sibling relationships, alcoholism, heartbreak, the importance of education, mental illness/dementia, dealing with step parents, plagiarism/cheating, emotionally manipulative boyfriends, out of wedlock pregnancy, love, self discovery...
It does none of the above well, in just opinion.