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A review by mbomersheim
Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker
1.0
I honestly didn't really expect anything going into this book, yet I was somehow still not anticipating what this book had to offer. For some reason, I thought that there would be some sort of fantastical element to the book, but that is not the case and honestly, I think that it would have been slightly better if there was.
These characters honestly had so much angst and the "you don't understand me" attitude and I was not really vibing with that. I recognize that I am not really in the age demographic for this book, but I believe that if I had read this in fifth grade, I still would have found the characters annoying. Additionally, there was just so much left unexplained throughout the course of the book and the sense of time throughout the book is a little bit choppy.
All of this being said, this book is an easy read and I liked how it had short chapters; it just makes me feel like I've read more than I actually have. The author does try to have a good moral to the story, bit it seems rather forced throughout.
These characters honestly had so much angst and the "you don't understand me" attitude and I was not really vibing with that. I recognize that I am not really in the age demographic for this book, but I believe that if I had read this in fifth grade, I still would have found the characters annoying. Additionally, there was just so much left unexplained throughout the course of the book and the sense of time throughout the book is a little bit choppy.
All of this being said, this book is an easy read and I liked how it had short chapters; it just makes me feel like I've read more than I actually have. The author does try to have a good moral to the story, bit it seems rather forced throughout.