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francescaelizabeth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
gladysreads's review against another edition
4.0
A little thing I liked was that she talked well about French Canadians, I like the historical story about Innus (expect she wrote ta coeur instead of ton coeur, a typical mistake for English speakers). Also when black people appeared in the story she deliberately said "black people" instead of African American because 1. they were in Canada and 2. people always think it's racist or bad to call black people black but as a member of the black community we have no problem with that. At all.
In conclusion, it's a great story over all and now I have a love for whales. This is a great piece of literature.
ky_brown03's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
librarygirlreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
paovilchis25's review against another edition
4.0
I started reading this book because I was kind of in a reading slump and I wanted and easy and quick read to help me get through it. However, this is not a quick and easy read at all, but it did help me get through my slump.
In The Beautiful Lost we follow Maia who struggles with depression ever since her mother left. Maia and Billy, the boy Maia is in love with, embark on a road trip to try to find Maia´s mother, who is convinced it´s the answer to all of her problems.
Like I said this is not an easy read, Maia struggles with severe depression, which in my opinion is very well represented, so it is not easy to read about her everyday struggles. In the book we are in Maia head so we see first-hand how depression affects her and the people that surround her.
This book is very well written, it is emotional and it touches upon very important themes without losing the innocent feeling to it. This book is powerful, it has great characters and I believe this is an essential read for most teenagers. The Beautiful Lost is romantic, heartwarming and such and inspirational read.
I loved the fact that this wasn’t a case were romance “cured” Maia´s condition. She thinks she is better but Billy does not cure her depression.
“What people do matters way more than what they say”
My only problem with the book was the age of the characters, I know everyone is different and probably Maia and Bill had to grow up very fast, but it was not believable that two 16 year old´s could just run away on a road trip to Canada. I could not in a million years imagine me at that age running away, but like I said, everyone is different and just because I wouldn’t do it doesn’t mean others won’t.
I really enjoyed this book, it was a fantastic story that kept me engaged and it was thrilling to read. I loved reading about the road trip and the problems they face along the way. I would definitely recommend this book if you are looking for a quick important read.
“We sometimes forget to appreciate what we have a lot of”
jazzybellz_'s review against another edition
4.0
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review:
I honestly loved the character arch the h took in this novel. At the beginning, she was starstruck with the H and it was a little concerning how much she liked him even though she didn't know him at all. Throughout the journey that these two characters take, they learn more and more about each other and the h slowly learns that the H is a human and learns to like him as one too. The H also helps the h with her depression and when the h gets has a panic attack towards the end of the book, he does the right thing even if it meant that she would hate him forever.
megan14booth's review
3.0
jennamonaco's review
5.0
kcelsky's review
5.0