raered5's review against another edition
4.0
Deliver Us From Evie is a good, book an interesting view point because of her brother, and it all from a by stander. The topics are stereotypes, lesbianism and that your place in the world and responsibility. A good book, good characters, and topics the only thing i miss is that the author doesn't tell you what happens to Parr, Evie and Patty. But otherwise a very good book.
zullia's review against another edition
3.0
It might be hard for me to review this story based on its merits. The narrator may be a skilled reader, but he was all wrong for this particular story. He'd be great reading a goofy kids novel like Holes, I think, but not a poignant drama like this one.
That aside, I probably would have really enjoyed this story had I read it when I was younger, and before the world changed (in terms of gayness being cool and accepted). I'm very pleased that
That aside, I probably would have really enjoyed this story had I read it when I was younger, and before the world changed (in terms of gayness being cool and accepted). I'm very pleased that
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it doesn't go along with the whole "the lesbian must die or heartbroken in the end." In fact, it's the straight little brother who ends up alone! I also liked that Evie made the right decision and moved to NYC. And that her family came around, and she accepted them despite her father's bad behavior.meganmilks's review against another edition
5.0
Queer YA from 1994; set on a farm in rural Missouri and follows the secret romance of cool butch Evie and privileged yet rebellious Patty from the point of view of Evie's sympathetic younger brother. So good! So real! Loved this.
williamsdebbied's review against another edition
4.0
Parr is the youngest son in a farming family. His older brother, Doug, is away at college and his older sister, Evie, is working on the farm while she awaits her turn to go to college. Parr does not want to be a farmer and can't wait to leave his small town.
When Evie, who has always seemed a bit on the masculine side, starts dating Patsy Duff, daughter of a rich man in town, the proverbial shit hits the fan. Life doesn't turn out the way Parr and his family planned it, but it does go on. Excellent realistic fiction.
When Evie, who has always seemed a bit on the masculine side, starts dating Patsy Duff, daughter of a rich man in town, the proverbial shit hits the fan. Life doesn't turn out the way Parr and his family planned it, but it does go on. Excellent realistic fiction.
alicelover_1's review against another edition
4.0
Like that the book was from the view of the brother and not Evie. I like all the character and it showed the struggles that her family had the go through when they found out she was gay.
leels's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
steffany's review against another edition
2.0
I read this novel for a young adult's literature class I took as part of my teacher education program. In general, I think that it's a good book to bring up LGBT issues, combining them with the topic of expectations. Told from the point of view of Evie's little brother, the reader is in his shoes, learning gradually just how "different" Evie is in their farming community. Unfortunately, the narrator also got on my nerves a bit, and I often struggled to sympathize with him. Still, I would recommend this to anyone looking for non-straight representation in young adult novels.
millah's review against another edition
5.0
Stumbled over this book and fell in love! I really love that we get to know Evie through her brother’s pov. I can’t explain exactly why I related to this book so much, but I did.