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A review by lanica
Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu
2.0
Nope.
I read this because it is a Mock Newbery title for our school. At page 141 I almost threw it out the window. I would have stopped reading, except I wanted to be able to fully discuss it with the kids at book club. It's 326 pages long. I did it, but it was a long and tedious slog.
Two things made this a failed read.
First - I am sick of books about twins and their amazing 'twinness'. I don't know if it's because I have identical twin sons, and so I 'see' them more than other people...or if there are more books on the market about twins...but, I am really tired of books that hint at the magic between twins. Too much. Overdone. Inaccurate. Cliche.
Second - So many words...no content. This book should have run about a third the length it did. The first half of the book is about how a family moves from a normal city to a perfect town. Why? We get hints about a tragedy. And then we get more information about how perfect teh town is and more hints about why they left the city. And more about the preftect town and more hints (but no development) of a sadness that they were trying to leave behind. Slow...slow...slow...and tiny bits of information are handed out in teeny tiny increments.
I am not a fan and will not be recommending this to anyone I know, student or adult.
Why 2 stars instead of 1? Because the wrap up - done in a few quick chapters...was on point and something worth reading.
I read this because it is a Mock Newbery title for our school. At page 141 I almost threw it out the window. I would have stopped reading, except I wanted to be able to fully discuss it with the kids at book club. It's 326 pages long. I did it, but it was a long and tedious slog.
Two things made this a failed read.
First - I am sick of books about twins and their amazing 'twinness'. I don't know if it's because I have identical twin sons, and so I 'see' them more than other people...or if there are more books on the market about twins...but, I am really tired of books that hint at the magic between twins. Too much. Overdone. Inaccurate. Cliche.
Second - So many words...no content. This book should have run about a third the length it did. The first half of the book is about how a family moves from a normal city to a perfect town. Why? We get hints about a tragedy. And then we get more information about how perfect teh town is and more hints about why they left the city. And more about the preftect town and more hints (but no development) of a sadness that they were trying to leave behind. Slow...slow...slow...and tiny bits of information are handed out in teeny tiny increments.
I am not a fan and will not be recommending this to anyone I know, student or adult.
Why 2 stars instead of 1? Because the wrap up - done in a few quick chapters...was on point and something worth reading.