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roisinmarie_ 's review for:
Think Again
by Jacqueline Wilson
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book felt nostalgic as I read so many Jacqueline Wilson books when I was younger. It had heartwarming moments, relatable moments and sad moments and the story felt somewhat realistic. However, it didn’t feel completely finished to me. I would have loved some of the storylines to have reached more of a conclusion but the book ended quite abruptly. This could be relevant to the style of the book as it represents that in life, storylines aren’t always complete and finished, but it lessened the book for me personally.
The book follows Ellie on her entry into her 40s. She feels a little bit stagnant in life and like she’s not being a proper adult. She has been single for a while, her comic strip weekly column in a newspaper was cancelled and her daughter has gone off to university. Her love life picks up when she starts dating Gary, her former art teacher (only a ten year age gap). Alongside this, her new friend Alice also makes her life brighter and Ellie starts a new venture into creating a graphic novel. The writing felt quite simple and the characters seemed quite shallow. There didn’t seem to have been much character development since the three girls were teenagers, lots of the characters felt very one-dimensional and were a little bit forgettable. My favourite character was probably Lottie who didn’t feature for a lot of the book.
I laughed and cried whilst reading this. When Ellie’s dad had his cardiac arrest, I felt as emotional as Ellie and was delighted when he recovered. I felt Ellie’s frustration when Gary was being controlling and felt that frustration even more when her friends didn’t listen to her. I loved reading about Alice and Ellie’s new blossoming friendship and started questioning whether it would turn in to more, and loved it even more when it did, even if it felt a bit forced from Ellie’s side. It just didn’t feel fully finished to me. I wanted to know if Ellie told Magda and Nadine about her relationship with Gary ending and her feelings for Alice. I wanted to know how Lottie’s relationship progressed with her father and if Ellie told her about her experience. I don’t think I’ll be running to read Jacqueline Wilson any more and think I’ll keep my memories of her books from when I was younger.
The book follows Ellie on her entry into her 40s. She feels a little bit stagnant in life and like she’s not being a proper adult. She has been single for a while, her comic strip weekly column in a newspaper was cancelled and her daughter has gone off to university. Her love life picks up when she starts dating Gary, her former art teacher (only a ten year age gap). Alongside this, her new friend Alice also makes her life brighter and Ellie starts a new venture into creating a graphic novel. The writing felt quite simple and the characters seemed quite shallow. There didn’t seem to have been much character development since the three girls were teenagers, lots of the characters felt very one-dimensional and were a little bit forgettable. My favourite character was probably Lottie who didn’t feature for a lot of the book.
I laughed and cried whilst reading this. When Ellie’s dad had his cardiac arrest, I felt as emotional as Ellie and was delighted when he recovered. I felt Ellie’s frustration when Gary was being controlling and felt that frustration even more when her friends didn’t listen to her. I loved reading about Alice and Ellie’s new blossoming friendship and started questioning whether it would turn in to more, and loved it even more when it did, even if it felt a bit forced from Ellie’s side. It just didn’t feel fully finished to me. I wanted to know if Ellie told Magda and Nadine about her relationship with Gary ending and her feelings for Alice. I wanted to know how Lottie’s relationship progressed with her father and if Ellie told her about her experience. I don’t think I’ll be running to read Jacqueline Wilson any more and think I’ll keep my memories of her books from when I was younger.