Reviews

All the Greys on Greene Street by Laura Tucker

hidingzeus's review against another edition

3.75

Interesting and hard. 

herrscherofbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing medium-paced

5.0

fernthepanda's review against another edition

Goodness this book is proving to be a bit of a chore. This feels like a book written for adults thanks in large part to pacing issues. I think the only kid who is going to make it through this book is going to need to be a strong reader because this is sluggish. Hard pass for me.

libwinnie's review against another edition

3.0

Laura Tucker has a real gift for interweaving subplots into the story and creating a strong sense of time and place. That being said, there was so much going on that I felt that parts of the story deserved more in-depth exploration than they received.

wildforwillow's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

readinglover22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I hated this!!! So slow so boring! No mystery at all!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Abandonment

ericadeb's review against another edition

I was so bored. I couldn’t get into it.

emperor_e's review against another edition

2.0

Beware spoilers below.
First of all I do not like the writing style, the pacing is weird. I didn’t feel like the writing really made me care about the characters.

The main character is ridiculously annoying and often makes unwise decisions. I also don’t think that her character is always the most believable. For example when her dad is gone in France hanging out with some lady, and her mom is with Apollo and she doesn’t seem to care. Ripping down the artist in residence sign too just because you’re angry is super dangerous. She also really should have told someone about her mom. Also Apollo’s “lost love” being her mom was completely predictable. How exactly did it take her so long to figure that out?

Richard and Alex’s characters also kind of fell flat to me. If seems like Alex is just the active dude who never stops moving without any development, and Richard only cares about monsters.

okiecozyreader's review

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I liked the little mysteries in this book - wondering if artwork was being copied and the mystery of her father. It was a little slow at times for students, I think.

I did like the representation of having a mother with depression and how that feels as a kid.

lazygal's review against another edition

4.0

Great depiction of life in SoHo in the 1980s (in the mid-80s I worked nearby and enjoyed the trip down memory lane). Olympia's friendships and activities are also very well depicted; her struggle to keep what's going on at home with her mother's depression will disturb those who don't remember that era and public schools not being as involved in student home lives. The art aspect added a nice touch, but I wonder if the use of pencil was chosen because it was easier to reproduce in print.

eARC provided by publisher.