Reviews

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

everemmareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.0

kricketa's review

5.0

this book is just glorious. it made me feel so many feelings and all the characters were so lovely and real. i hope it wins some big whopping prizes.

imawriter23's review

3.0

I liked The Wednesday Wars more... but I gotta admit this one had its own charms... Doug Swieteck is a great character. In fact, I would've fallen in love with this kid if he wasn't such a skinny thug. Kidding. I would want him as my brother.

My fave part - when Lucas came home from Vietnam and his family saw him for the first time. I seriously bawled my eyes out while reading that part. I also sympathized with Christopher... :( I always thought he had something good in him.

I would recommend this book for those who wants to learn the realities of life through the eyes of a skinny thug who likes to draw birds, drink an extremely cold coke with the ice going down its side, do deliveries on Saturdays, shriek like an insane woman who has been locked in an attic for a great many years AND play Helen Burns in JANE EYRE. ^^

toda's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

itsmekaitebee's review

5.0

This book was a real page turner!

booksrmylife's review

funny inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I read it for school and I really like it, it got me interested more than I thought it would

sandraagee's review

5.0

I'm not sure anymore what I was expecting from this book, but Schmidt has certainly surpassed them. I'm not quite sure how to adequately convey just how awesome this book is. The writing is very interesting - conversational yet powerful and polished. Doug is a dynamic, likable character and I loved watching his relationships with his brothers, father, teachers, and neighbors evolve as the story progressed.

jarh198's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

sheebles's review

inspiring 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

5.0

jostro's review

5.0

Wow. Simple words and yet complex thoughts and funny and packed full of all kinds of emotions. Wow.