Helpful Score: 4
Good book, well written. Reminds me of Darcy Steinke, who I also like.
Helpful Score: 2
It finally happened -- I found a book I cannot finish. I even mananged to get through "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," but I just couldn't do it this time. The characters are so underdeveloped I completely lost track of who was who. When Sara's dad said he was leaving but "Sylvia will come by and visit you," I thought "Sylvia who?" and had to reread the book. The only other mention of her had been 29 pages earlier: "[The package] was from Sylvia, his girlfriend. When she was in our house, she wafted around all pepperminty. She made me earrings. Crystal triangles, she said, carried love from the sun. I couldn't stand her."
I gave it almost another 40 pages before giving up -- Sylvia never made an appearance but two interchangeable street kids were introduced. I immediately picked up "The Colorado Kid" because Stephen King's characters are always so lifelike.
(It must just be me, because the critics loved this book.)
I gave it almost another 40 pages before giving up -- Sylvia never made an appearance but two interchangeable street kids were introduced. I immediately picked up "The Colorado Kid" because Stephen King's characters are always so lifelike.
(It must just be me, because the critics loved this book.)
Helpful Score: 2
Hmm, if you've read "Don't Ask Alice" and enjoyed it, then you will most likely enjoy this book too. I didn't care for it only because it seemed to be very much like Dont Ask Alice. There really isn't a story line. There are just a lot of rambling pulled together sentences.It is a very sad and heartbreaking book.
Helpful Score: 2
Disturbing and sad. It made me think of all the young girls out there who don't have an adult in their lives to keep them sane. I loved the ending but don't want to think about what will happen next.
Helpful Score: 2
Awesome book. I read it in a day!
Helpful Score: 1
Reading this book made me feel like it was written for 12-year-olds yet had language for an 18+ crowd.
Helpful Score: 1
I read this book in one day and can say I just loved it. I wished it would have been longer and gone into more detail but it was still awesome. The characters had a raw honesty about them which is not always found in books about drugs and street life I would recommend this to anyone.
I couldn't get into this one.
Short but interesting. Vivid descriptions which help produce visuals, it made me remember and feel what it's like to be back in high-school again. It can get a little confusing towards the end but overall it wasn't a terrible read.
