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A review by kennedyfio_
The Lightness by Emily Temple
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I LOVED THIS BOOK!
I feel like this accomplished the feelings that "Dogs of Summer" and "Brutes" were supposed to give. It felt "cult-like", while focusing on those slightly-too-close relationships young teens have with each other. Clear and fast-paced, this is worth the read.
"The Lightness" follows Olivia over eight-weeks at a Buddhist summer camp for "troubled" girls, and the deep, interconnected relationships she forms with Serena, Laurel, and Janet - relationships that are those type of friendships you can only make at summer camp. For those who know, you know.
Layered with Olivia's personal experiences with her parents and Buddhism, this novel explores the girls' formative summer while they attempt to achieve a form of enlightenment. You do not need to know anything about Buddhism to read this book!
It is truly an exploration of girlhood, and those complicated relationships teen girls form with each other that change their lives forever.
Read it in one day, I highly recommend.
I feel like this accomplished the feelings that "Dogs of Summer" and "Brutes" were supposed to give. It felt "cult-like", while focusing on those slightly-too-close relationships young teens have with each other. Clear and fast-paced, this is worth the read.
"The Lightness" follows Olivia over eight-weeks at a Buddhist summer camp for "troubled" girls, and the deep, interconnected relationships she forms with Serena, Laurel, and Janet - relationships that are those type of friendships you can only make at summer camp. For those who know, you know.
Layered with Olivia's personal experiences with her parents and Buddhism, this novel explores the girls' formative summer while they attempt to achieve a form of enlightenment. You do not need to know anything about Buddhism to read this book!
It is truly an exploration of girlhood, and those complicated relationships teen girls form with each other that change their lives forever.
Read it in one day, I highly recommend.