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A review by finesilkflower
Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary
5.0
Classic Ramona, one of my favorites. Ramona convinces her parents to let her stay home with Beezus instead of staying at Howie's after school, which pleases her but leads to friction between the sisters. Meanwhile, Howie's mysterious uncle breezes into town.
The major events of the end concern a wedding (my mom loves this literary description of a wedding because it's so sudden and unplanned; Howie's uncle declares that women just don't know how to throw weddings and he just goes to the mall and gets it all done, dresses, rings, flowers, etc.) But the description that rings the truest with me is the feelings of staying with another family when your parents can't take care of you--the alienation and awkwardness of trying to blend into their family's rules and traditions while always knowing you are an outsider and not really entitled to their food or comforts.
Beverly Clearly is incredibly gifted at expressing a child's emotions with clarity and vividness and emotional heart. She dredges up emotions you didn't remember you had but that feel clear as day when you relive them through Ramona.
The major events of the end concern a wedding (my mom loves this literary description of a wedding because it's so sudden and unplanned; Howie's uncle declares that women just don't know how to throw weddings and he just goes to the mall and gets it all done, dresses, rings, flowers, etc.) But the description that rings the truest with me is the feelings of staying with another family when your parents can't take care of you--the alienation and awkwardness of trying to blend into their family's rules and traditions while always knowing you are an outsider and not really entitled to their food or comforts.
Beverly Clearly is incredibly gifted at expressing a child's emotions with clarity and vividness and emotional heart. She dredges up emotions you didn't remember you had but that feel clear as day when you relive them through Ramona.