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A review by evamadera1
Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected, especially since this was the third middle grades novel that I had read via audiobook in the same day. (Trying to do better on not overloading myself going forward.)
Hopkins crafted unique voices for each of the main characters, cousins, dealing with a whole lot of life changes that have happened in the past couple years for them with the death of the mother of one of the cousins, the aunt of the other, as a well as numerous other things. I knew, and would have even without the different narrators for each character, which character narrated the chapters.
The nuance in the story as the relationship between these two 12 year olds grows and changes I found so realistic and both heartbreaking and heartwarming.
After finishing the story, I looked up the author because her name sounded familiar and realized that I had indeed read a novel by her before. Even though I did not end up vibing with that other story, I could still see her craftsmanship in that novel, Crank, and recognized it in this middle grade work from her.
Hopkins crafted unique voices for each of the main characters, cousins, dealing with a whole lot of life changes that have happened in the past couple years for them with the death of the mother of one of the cousins, the aunt of the other, as a well as numerous other things. I knew, and would have even without the different narrators for each character, which character narrated the chapters.
The nuance in the story as the relationship between these two 12 year olds grows and changes I found so realistic and both heartbreaking and heartwarming.
After finishing the story, I looked up the author because her name sounded familiar and realized that I had indeed read a novel by her before. Even though I did not end up vibing with that other story, I could still see her craftsmanship in that novel, Crank, and recognized it in this middle grade work from her.