Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by amber_h
Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Fantastic and very funny. It feels nostalgic to read this book now – although the story is in many ways timeless, it captures a 1980s Australian working class childhood beautifully.
The humour still stands up today, but I think the story would have been written differently now. Erica would have said a more heartfelt apology to Alison; Alison wouldn't have been so unfailingly nice to Erica; and Erica wouldn't have made quite the same type of observations about people throughout.
The humour still stands up today, but I think the story would have been written differently now. Erica would have said a more heartfelt apology to Alison; Alison wouldn't have been so unfailingly nice to Erica; and Erica wouldn't have made quite the same type of observations about people throughout.