banana83854's review against another edition
5.0
Gosh, this so far exceeded my expectations. It is highly probable that Melina Marchetta will become one of my favorite authors. This is an Australian contemporary about a high school girl finding her place in the world, spanning eighteen years and two generations, and the mysteries found on the Jellicoe Road...beautiful and heartbreaking in turn, this story will sweep you along for the ride, and you'll enjoy every minute.
The beginning was a bit confusing until I got used to the voice and the setting, but it was well worth the small wait.
The beginning was a bit confusing until I got used to the voice and the setting, but it was well worth the small wait.
lizzy_22's review against another edition
4.0
It took a while but when it came together it was brilliant. Tying together all those threads made so much sense, but did it have to be so obtuse to begin with? Maybe I'm just supremely impatient so in the end I'm just glad I stuck it out.
rosarioesete's review against another edition
5.0
Solo puedo pensar “qué suerte tuve de leer este libro” (más que nada por estar descatalogadisimo).
Ocurren tantas cosas en él, causa tanta ternura, pena y misterio a la vez que no puedes parar de leer.
Primero te sientes perdidx, porque no sabes si estás leyendo un libro del género infantil o QUÉ. Luego te metes en el juego y hasta lo disfrutas. Finalmente empiezas a jugar al ‘Quién es quién’ nivel dios y luego te destroza.
Estaba convencida de que le iba a dar 4⭐️ por el comienzo (que viene a ser el 40% del libro). Pero es que la otra mitad le gana. Ese momento en el que encuentras ese punto entre la realidad y el juego y te pierdes en él. Esa ilusión que no pierden. Esas historias contadas de forma desordenada y que te hacen perder la cabeza por saber todo.
Sin duda, es un libro especial, único y que no lo olvidaré nunca.
PD: YO ERAN TEAMJONAH DESDE EL PRINCIPIO #queconste
Ocurren tantas cosas en él, causa tanta ternura, pena y misterio a la vez que no puedes parar de leer.
Primero te sientes perdidx, porque no sabes si estás leyendo un libro del género infantil o QUÉ. Luego te metes en el juego y hasta lo disfrutas. Finalmente empiezas a jugar al ‘Quién es quién’ nivel dios y luego te destroza.
Estaba convencida de que le iba a dar 4⭐️ por el comienzo (que viene a ser el 40% del libro). Pero es que la otra mitad le gana. Ese momento en el que encuentras ese punto entre la realidad y el juego y te pierdes en él. Esa ilusión que no pierden. Esas historias contadas de forma desordenada y que te hacen perder la cabeza por saber todo.
Sin duda, es un libro especial, único y que no lo olvidaré nunca.
PD: YO ERAN TEAMJONAH DESDE EL PRINCIPIO #queconste
freesien's review against another edition
5.0
Melina Marchetta hat's einfach drauf. Sie schreibt wundervolle Geschichten. Die ersten 100 Seiten oder so sind ziemlich verwirrend, aber das ist mit Absicht so. Einfach weiterlesen, es lohnt sich! Am Ende fügt sich alles zusammen und einige Tränen werden fließen, garantiert.
Und ich will nach Australien!!
Und ich will nach Australien!!
mallorykjorgensen's review against another edition
5.0
Year Published: 2008
Awards Won: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Avis Page Award (2008), Printz Award (2009)
Reading Level: Young Adult
OK, so I chose this book because my knowledge of the Printz Award is extremely limited and I wanted to see what one of their award winners was like.
Night one- I could not figure out what was going on in the story. At one point I even thought about invoking the 50 page rule, but then I realized that I had already read 80 pages. Therefore, I figured that the book was holding my interest more than I realized. After reading about one-third of the book, I decided to go to bed. I fell asleep trying to piece together what I had just read.
Day two- I spent at least a good two hours researching feedback about Jellicoe Road. Many of the bloggers that I follow kept raving about how this was one of the best books that they had ever read. So, I assumed that I must have missed something.
Night two- I stayed up till 7a.m. finishing the book. The last two-thirds of the book made perfect sense to me, and I could not put the book down. I now understand all of the hype. This was clearly one of the best books that I have ever read!
Marchetta's writing style does not clearly spell every detail out for u reader. Yes, in the end all of my questions were answered (I hate when a book leaves me hanging), but the author allows the reader to take part in the interpretation of the story. Much of my confusion occurred because Marchetta is Australian and the book is set in Australia. The language might be difficult for students below the age of 16 to comprehend. I love the way that there was one main story with several mini stories weaving together to create a complex web. I was definitely snared, and I hope that other readers will be too!
Awards Won: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Avis Page Award (2008), Printz Award (2009)
Reading Level: Young Adult
OK, so I chose this book because my knowledge of the Printz Award is extremely limited and I wanted to see what one of their award winners was like.
Night one- I could not figure out what was going on in the story. At one point I even thought about invoking the 50 page rule, but then I realized that I had already read 80 pages. Therefore, I figured that the book was holding my interest more than I realized. After reading about one-third of the book, I decided to go to bed. I fell asleep trying to piece together what I had just read.
Day two- I spent at least a good two hours researching feedback about Jellicoe Road. Many of the bloggers that I follow kept raving about how this was one of the best books that they had ever read. So, I assumed that I must have missed something.
Night two- I stayed up till 7a.m. finishing the book. The last two-thirds of the book made perfect sense to me, and I could not put the book down. I now understand all of the hype. This was clearly one of the best books that I have ever read!
Marchetta's writing style does not clearly spell every detail out for u reader. Yes, in the end all of my questions were answered (I hate when a book leaves me hanging), but the author allows the reader to take part in the interpretation of the story. Much of my confusion occurred because Marchetta is Australian and the book is set in Australia. The language might be difficult for students below the age of 16 to comprehend. I love the way that there was one main story with several mini stories weaving together to create a complex web. I was definitely snared, and I hope that other readers will be too!
kricketa's review against another edition
5.0
taylor markham's mother left her at the 7-11 on jellicoe road when she was eleven years old. six years later, she is settled in at the local boarding school, head of her dorm, and watched over by a mysterious woman named Hannah who lives in a half-finished house near the river.
taylor has also been placed in charge of her school for the territory wars: the boarding school, the cadets (military school students who camp in the woods), and the townies have divided up the area and continue to invade and negotiate for land, buildings, trees, etc. but when hannah disappears with no goodbyes, taylor can't concentrate on the wars. she's sure hannah has a link to her mother, who has a link to her father.
but it turns out that the one with taylor's links is jonah griggs, the leader of the cadets who taylor shared a past incident with. and so the negotiations for land become negotiations for information, and even friendship, as the leaders learn the history of their war and the history of taylor markham.
this book was off to a bit of a slow and confusing start, but the confusion was such that i wanted to keep reading. 15 pages in i was hooked and by the end, in total agreement with the printz award committee. highly highly highly recommended.
taylor has also been placed in charge of her school for the territory wars: the boarding school, the cadets (military school students who camp in the woods), and the townies have divided up the area and continue to invade and negotiate for land, buildings, trees, etc. but when hannah disappears with no goodbyes, taylor can't concentrate on the wars. she's sure hannah has a link to her mother, who has a link to her father.
but it turns out that the one with taylor's links is jonah griggs, the leader of the cadets who taylor shared a past incident with. and so the negotiations for land become negotiations for information, and even friendship, as the leaders learn the history of their war and the history of taylor markham.
this book was off to a bit of a slow and confusing start, but the confusion was such that i wanted to keep reading. 15 pages in i was hooked and by the end, in total agreement with the printz award committee. highly highly highly recommended.
darshnie's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
raloveridge's review against another edition
4.0
This is a hard book for me to review because while I think, ultimately, that this was brilliant and beautiful, I have to ask:did there HAVE to be so much flippin' capture the flag!??! I'm all for compelling and creative narrative techniques, but the fact that it took 200 pages for the main character to cotton onto something I'd kind of assumed right off the bat was frustrating. I appreciate the attempt at being non-linear, but I wish everyone had had fewer nicknames and titles to help clear things up. Like...A chart of cadets, townies, and Jellicoe kids would have been INVALUABLE. The prose was gorgeous, but so wrought at times, it distracted from what the heck was going on. So yes, I loved a lot about this book and Jonah Griggs can call me, like, ANY TIME HE WANTS, but still. But still. The confusion: I'm holding it against you, Marchetta.
That being said, this book will need a reread & will probably be a lot more satisfying on a second go.
That being said, this book will need a reread & will probably be a lot more satisfying on a second go.
michellesantiago's review against another edition
5.0
It took me a bit to get into it but WOW! It was AMAZING!!