Tao Sun Sun itibaren Bela Vista do Paraíso - PR, Brezilya
read this book as a young child... nothing compared, it just set me out to succeed
Very real to the point it makes you so uncomfortable. Not sure whether it's good or bad.
I won this book through GoodReads' firstreads program. I probably never would've picked this up otherwise, but I'm so glad I did. I really enjoyed it. I loved Melinda's persona. I cracked up a few times because of some comment she made. While the subject is sad and disturbing, I think it was handled wonderfully. The characters are believable and well developed. I will be honest, though, and say that I wasn't blown away by this book. I would prefer to give it 4.5 stars, but Goodreads still doesn't allow for half stars. (They so gotta fix that!) So, because I really enjoyed the story and the characters, I chose to round up. I did really like the extra material in this 10th Anniversary Edition. "Listen," the poem at the beginning, is amazing. It's clear that Laurie Halse Anderson has really helped reach people who might not have been reached otherwise. There's an essay at the back about whether she's going to write a sequel. I hope she does - I'd love to see what happens next. She mentioned an idea from some guy to call it "Spoke" - I love it! Genius! ;-) There also is a bit about censorship, and what is wrong with it. That little essay was amazing - and so right on. I promise that when my kids are old enough to be reading stories like this, we will read them together and discuss. Overall, this was a very good book. I might have to look into more of Laurie Halse Anderson's books, as I really like her style.
If you liked 84 Charing Cross Road, you'll probably like this story in letters of the occupation of the island of Guernsey by the Germans during WWII and the woman who comes to the island to research a story and stays to meet the oddball and interesting assortment of inhabitants.
Flanagan and Matz?? - http://programmingzen.com/ruby-and-ra...