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A review by kunger129
Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock
3.0
My blog: http://momsradius.blogspot.com/2015/06/book-review-me-emma.html
I'd warn against spoilers in this review, but I think Goodreads gives away a lot in its summary. I didn't actually read that description before reading the book. The back cover portrays the book quite differently.
This book was terribly sad, but also very compelling. It's told in the voice of 8 year old Carrie, which I really enjoyed. Flock is able to hide some of the details of what's going on, and it's believable that they've been left out because I assumed that Carrie doesn't fully understand everything herself because of her age.
In the beginning of the book I appreciated the way the girls seemed to alternate roles - who was the leader, who was the brave one, etc. Later in the book as Carrie began to distance herself from Emma, I felt it was out of character. I didn't understand how she could send Emma home alone while going off the Mr. Wilson's or Orla Mae's alone.
Throughout the whole book I just wanted someone to help the girls: Mr. White, Miss Mary, Gammy, anyone! I predicted one tiny piece of the ending when Carrie befriended Mr. Wilson, but I was still blown away at the close. I am always horribly naive. And as Goodreads says, I am tempted to read it again, but I probably won't.
I'm sticking with my average rating since that's how I felt through most of the book. While I did breeze through this book, it was more because I had a lot of spare time this week and because I'm not reading anything else that I am absolutely loving at the moment.
I'd warn against spoilers in this review, but I think Goodreads gives away a lot in its summary. I didn't actually read that description before reading the book. The back cover portrays the book quite differently.
This book was terribly sad, but also very compelling. It's told in the voice of 8 year old Carrie, which I really enjoyed. Flock is able to hide some of the details of what's going on, and it's believable that they've been left out because I assumed that Carrie doesn't fully understand everything herself because of her age.
In the beginning of the book I appreciated the way the girls seemed to alternate roles - who was the leader, who was the brave one, etc. Later in the book as Carrie began to distance herself from Emma, I felt it was out of character. I didn't understand how she could send Emma home alone while going off the Mr. Wilson's or Orla Mae's alone.
Throughout the whole book I just wanted someone to help the girls: Mr. White, Miss Mary, Gammy, anyone! I predicted one tiny piece of the ending when Carrie befriended Mr. Wilson, but I was still blown away at the close. I am always horribly naive. And as Goodreads says, I am tempted to read it again, but I probably won't.
I'm sticking with my average rating since that's how I felt through most of the book. While I did breeze through this book, it was more because I had a lot of spare time this week and because I'm not reading anything else that I am absolutely loving at the moment.