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A review by katykat3
I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin
2.0
I was really excited to pick this book up after loving [b:Golden Boys Beware: A Novel|56269169|Golden Boys Beware A Novel|Hannah Capin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1610730288l/56269169._SY75_.jpg|66290359], but although there are a lot of common themes in each of the books, I just didn't fall for [b:I Am Margaret Moore|56269141|I Am Margaret Moore|Hannah Capin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1610730252l/56269141._SY75_.jpg|69746368] in the same way.
I had trouble with the pacing: I felt like the first third of the book was a bit too slow. The lyrical writing in the book also added to the slow feeling in my opinion, with Capin using similar blocks of text when it was suggesting that Margaret was going to open up to the reader.
What I liked so much about Golden Boys Beware was that terrible things happened to Jade, but she was able to respond and take a lot of action with her friends. So much of this book is waiting for Margaret to tell us the entire story of the past, and once that's finished, you realize that Margaret is just in a state that will make it very difficult to change her situation much. It was just difficult for me to read this book when I felt like nothing much could be done. Themes and relationships that I had enjoyed in Golden Boys Beware did become more common in the end, allowing me to see a clear connection between the two, but I just felt like there was a big lack of hope and also a lack of agency for most of this book than what I remember feeling in GBB. I wouldn't recommend this book if you're feeling blue or in a funk or anything.
Also, I don't know anything about boats, and I don't think enough boat detail was given in the book, so it was difficult for me to visualize some scenes. And I wish that more time had been spent talking about the camp set up because I did not understand the difference between a third year and a first year summer for most of the book and that made things really confusing.
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I had trouble with the pacing: I felt like the first third of the book was a bit too slow. The lyrical writing in the book also added to the slow feeling in my opinion, with Capin using similar blocks of text when it was suggesting that Margaret was going to open up to the reader.
What I liked so much about Golden Boys Beware was that terrible things happened to Jade, but she was able to respond and take a lot of action with her friends. So much of this book is waiting for Margaret to tell us the entire story of the past, and once that's finished, you realize that Margaret is just in a state that will make it very difficult to change her situation much. It was just difficult for me to read this book when I felt like nothing much could be done. Themes and relationships that I had enjoyed in Golden Boys Beware did become more common in the end, allowing me to see a clear connection between the two, but I just felt like there was a big lack of hope and also a lack of agency for most of this book than what I remember feeling in GBB. I wouldn't recommend this book if you're feeling blue or in a funk or anything.
Also, I don't know anything about boats, and I don't think enough boat detail was given in the book, so it was difficult for me to visualize some scenes. And I wish that more time had been spent talking about the camp set up because I did not understand the difference between a third year and a first year summer for most of the book and that made things really confusing.
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