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A review by socr8sjohnson
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne
4.0
I really liked this book. I cringed for Hamlet with her for the parents. I immediately related to all the characters. I could understand her pain from the times I felt like a misfit boy in Jr. High, but I enjoyed it even more from the perspective of a teacher.
Hamlet is oblivious to the boy who has a crush on her, but the author does a good job of letting the reader see who it is without saying who it is. I see this every day in my 7th grade classes. Kids get crushes on each other, and aren't always even aware that they like the other person that way. It's funny to watch, and it was funny to watch in the book.
The ending fizzled a little for me. Dionne does such a great job with build-up and there's one little thing that disappointed me, and so I couldn't give it a complete 5-star review.
Hamlet is oblivious to the boy who has a crush on her, but the author does a good job of letting the reader see who it is without saying who it is. I see this every day in my 7th grade classes. Kids get crushes on each other, and aren't always even aware that they like the other person that way. It's funny to watch, and it was funny to watch in the book.
The ending fizzled a little for me. Dionne does such a great job with build-up and there's one little thing that disappointed me, and so I couldn't give it a complete 5-star review.