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A review by caseyhitchcock81
The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
4.0
First, let me say that I really enjoyed this book. There were some points where I found myself so deeply affected, so sad or frustrated, that I had to take a break. It was wonderful.
I do have a couple quibbles, though. First, this is supposed to be a YA novel. I don't know that I agree with this classification. I am good at three things: board games, untying really tough knots, and reading. And I thought this was a challenging book. Not hard, exactly, but challenging. The back says it's for readers who are fourteen or up, but I would say sixteen or seventeen. And then it's basically an adult book. Next, there's a break in the narration in the third part that I found jarring. It's supposed to be, because some pretty awful stuff happens in the second part. But still, I don't know if it worked completely.
As I said, though, these are only minor complaints. I am enthusiastically waiting for Volume II.
I do have a couple quibbles, though. First, this is supposed to be a YA novel. I don't know that I agree with this classification. I am good at three things: board games, untying really tough knots, and reading. And I thought this was a challenging book. Not hard, exactly, but challenging. The back says it's for readers who are fourteen or up, but I would say sixteen or seventeen. And then it's basically an adult book. Next, there's a break in the narration in the third part that I found jarring. It's supposed to be, because some pretty awful stuff happens in the second part. But still, I don't know if it worked completely.
As I said, though, these are only minor complaints. I am enthusiastically waiting for Volume II.