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A review by oxiegen
What Goes Up by Christine Heppermann
informative
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
An easy one-sitting quick-read novel in free verse.
The main character, Jorie struggles with 3 dilemmas - one of her family, one of her love life, and one of her creativity. We don’t get to see the resolution of all of them on the page, leaving some room for interpretation, as is often the case with poetry.
I do wish there was more character development for Jorie, because at the end it felt like we understood her mother’s character more than her. While I do understand that that’s the whole point, but if you take away the fungi references and context, there’s really not much left to Jorie. Although I did enjoy the free verse very much, the story felt very sparse to me.
The main character, Jorie struggles with 3 dilemmas - one of her family, one of her love life, and one of her creativity. We don’t get to see the resolution of all of them on the page, leaving some room for interpretation, as is often the case with poetry.
I do wish there was more character development for Jorie, because at the end it felt like we understood her mother’s character more than her. While I do understand that that’s the whole point, but if you take away the fungi references and context, there’s really not much left to Jorie. Although I did enjoy the free verse very much, the story felt very sparse to me.