ratgrrrl's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
4.0
My listening to this out of all the things on Audible and in my library was such a random chance, quite literally as I actually rolled dice as I wasn't sure what to read next, and I am so very glad that I did. I mistakenly assumed this was going to be a mediocre Audible Original (No shade, there are some bangers), not realising this was a novella from the seventies.
I'm going to try and write more of a review another time, but for now this was a heartfelt, joyous, imperfect, and a little too twee, but lovely story that really spoke the the little sad girl in me. This is a book I would never have read by choice and I would have missed out.
CW: Child Death, Disease.
I'm going to try and write more of a review another time, but for now this was a heartfelt, joyous, imperfect, and a little too twee, but lovely story that really spoke the the little sad girl in me. This is a book I would never have read by choice and I would have missed out.
CW: Child Death, Disease.
heathersbike's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't read this as a kid. I don't know if I would have been ready for it. Old Yeller made me cry for days. Great book, and I think it stands up to being over 40 years old. Still very relevant and well written.
kimjamlee's review against another edition
5.0
This is the third Lois Lowry book I've read and it's a terrific book. Sad, yes, but absolutely terrific.
I absolutely love Meg's voice and the emotions that shone through beyond the words and the pages. I was going to give it a four and a half stars because it made me awfully sad but I asked myself, why? Why not give it a five stars for making you feel that way? (Because only few books have managed to make me tear up and feel all the feels) And so I gave it a five stars.
I can also relate to Meg in so many levels. Like Meg, I had been completely unaware of what was going on in my family. I only found out when it was already too late. Grief is not a stranger to me.
As with the other two books that I've read by Lowry, I loved the writing style in this one as well. Lowry has become one of my favorite authors simply because of how she tells stories and how she manages to capture emotions in the pages of her book.
If you don't like sad books, do not pick this up. If you're okay with that and would want to appreciate a great book, definitely check this out.
I absolutely love Meg's voice and the emotions that shone through beyond the words and the pages. I was going to give it a four and a half stars because it made me awfully sad but I asked myself, why? Why not give it a five stars for making you feel that way? (Because only few books have managed to make me tear up and feel all the feels) And so I gave it a five stars.
I can also relate to Meg in so many levels. Like Meg, I had been completely unaware of what was going on in my family. I only found out when it was already too late. Grief is not a stranger to me.
As with the other two books that I've read by Lowry, I loved the writing style in this one as well. Lowry has become one of my favorite authors simply because of how she tells stories and how she manages to capture emotions in the pages of her book.
If you don't like sad books, do not pick this up. If you're okay with that and would want to appreciate a great book, definitely check this out.
bookishsleeper2's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
literarychronicles's review
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
noches04's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
Este librito se me hizo super lindo y me gustó los temas y como los trataba. Habla de amistad auque no sea con los de tu edad, la identidad de alguien, la vida y la muerte, el arte en la naturaleza... Uy hasta me puse un poco emocional con lo de Molly.
El único pero es que los personajes no se me hacen realistas jajaj osea me gusta la amistad de Meg con la pareja y Will pero... pedir que fotografíe una niña de 13 años tu parto? Fotografían a un viejo que apenas conoces? llamar a tu hijo Feliz? jajajajaj bueno es que son otro rollo. Pero sta lindo.
Este librito se me hizo super lindo y me gustó los temas y como los trataba. Habla de amistad auque no sea con los de tu edad, la identidad de alguien, la vida y la muerte, el arte en la naturaleza... Uy hasta me puse un poco emocional con lo de Molly.
El único pero es que los personajes no se me hacen realistas jajaj osea me gusta la amistad de Meg con la pareja y Will pero... pedir que fotografíe una niña de 13 años tu parto? Fotografían a un viejo que apenas conoces? llamar a tu hijo Feliz? jajajajaj bueno es que son otro rollo. Pero sta lindo.
poachedeggs's review against another edition
3.0
I was expecting to cry quite a lot - after all, this is a book about a sister who dies over the summer - but Molly's life was over before I even knew it, and she seemed largely absent in the book. Lowry focuses more on Meg's (the younger sister and protagonist) growth and friendship with a pregnant young couple and an old widower in the neighbourhood.
The illustrations are lovely.
The illustrations are lovely.
amotwell's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.5
thebookworm73's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0