haia_929's review against another edition
3.0
This is a trimmed down version of my review, to view the full review visit The Book Ramble.
Abby's at summer camp, and while she was looking forward to it she's not having a good time. Her friend, Rose, is ignoring her. Her cabin mates are mean, and her new bunk mate, Shasta, is weird. Shasta was struck by lightning and now weird things are happening around her. While Abby likes her she has a hard time avoiding the judgmental talk her cabin mates are making about Shasta. Can they really become friends? Even with all the tension between them?
I liked this but it was certainly not my favourite graphic novel. I liked the art, which was cute and clean. I found the story a little confusing though. I don't think it was what I was expecting. I liked the relationship between Teal and Abby though, because it was super cute.
The plot revolves around Abby and Shasta's friendship. Shasta is something of a mystery, with supernatural things always happening around her. It was unexplained and just developed out of nowhere after a really long just sort of normal, contemporary story. I found it really out of place when the supernatural stuff started to happen. It just didn't fit to me and made reading the book a little grating because I just got really confused.
The art was good. Maybe not my favourite, but still good. The characters were all a little too similar looking which made identifying the characters a little difficult. Abby and one of her friends are basically identical. Shasta and the other cabin mate are nearly identical as well. This made reading the book kind of difficult for me because the already confusing book just became even more confusing.
Overall though, this book was a bit of a letdown to me. I liked it, but it was not what I was expecting at all.
Abby's at summer camp, and while she was looking forward to it she's not having a good time. Her friend, Rose, is ignoring her. Her cabin mates are mean, and her new bunk mate, Shasta, is weird. Shasta was struck by lightning and now weird things are happening around her. While Abby likes her she has a hard time avoiding the judgmental talk her cabin mates are making about Shasta. Can they really become friends? Even with all the tension between them?
I liked this but it was certainly not my favourite graphic novel. I liked the art, which was cute and clean. I found the story a little confusing though. I don't think it was what I was expecting. I liked the relationship between Teal and Abby though, because it was super cute.
The plot revolves around Abby and Shasta's friendship. Shasta is something of a mystery, with supernatural things always happening around her. It was unexplained and just developed out of nowhere after a really long just sort of normal, contemporary story. I found it really out of place when the supernatural stuff started to happen. It just didn't fit to me and made reading the book a little grating because I just got really confused.
The art was good. Maybe not my favourite, but still good. The characters were all a little too similar looking which made identifying the characters a little difficult. Abby and one of her friends are basically identical. Shasta and the other cabin mate are nearly identical as well. This made reading the book kind of difficult for me because the already confusing book just became even more confusing.
Overall though, this book was a bit of a letdown to me. I liked it, but it was not what I was expecting at all.
oneangrylibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very interesting story that I feel is quite relatable to most teens. While a very feminine based storyline, Chiggers provides insights to friendship issues that cross both gender boundaries. I found the relationship between the two main characters to be both hilarious and tragic at the same time. I greatly enjoy pieces like this that allow people to dissect not only why but how we develop as individuals.
dogearredpage's review against another edition
2.0
I felt very disappointed (did I spell that wrong) by the ending and feel like I didn't really get the story.
geolatin's review against another edition
4.0
Kids at camp. I really liked that no one was all bad or all good. The protagonist could be a little shit with the best of them, but she also had a conscience and worked through some things. The girls surrounding her were also alternately nice and mean. Just like real life.
dogearedqueer's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ximajs's review against another edition
1.0
Maybe it's a cultural thing, me being Norwegian and all, and also never going to summer camp (though I've read a lot of US and UK literature and have pretty much never had an issue with that before), but I just didn't get it. I didn't see the point or plot, and didn't feel like I came out of reading it with anything new. A Wrinkle in Time was okay, and I liked Mercury, and I think the art style is very nice, but this one didn't do it for me.
mrsthrift's review against another edition
3.0
This book is so sweet and charming. The pain of being a teen, going to summer camp, chiggers, crushes, lies: it's all there. Abby is a little geeky, with her D&D crush and messy hair. The art is cute, although not stunning. The book is short, though, and I never got to know the characters well as I would have liked. I definitely empathized with the girl friendships, and all the ups & downs.
orangerful's review against another edition
4.0
Summer camp is a classic childhood experience. It's funny how much drama happens at a place we tend to associate with fond memories. Larson's story captures one summer of many and is true to what young girls experience in these weeks away from home. Probably her most linear story though it still contains that bit of magical realism that is her trademark.
arrkay's review against another edition
4.0
Queued this up after seeing Hope Larson on a YA Lit panel at GirlGeekCon 2011. I liked everything about this short read, and am now stoked to read the upcoming graphic novel version of A Wrinkle in Time that she illustrated!