A review by saidtheraven
Are We There Yet? by David Levithan
3.0
David Levithan really has a talent for writing books about real-life situations. There is a way in which he opens up his characters and makes the story feel raw, unique, but real. That off in some part of the world, there are two brothers going through the same strained troubles as Danny and Elijah
To be perfectly honest, I'm not really a fan of "real life fiction". Levithan has probably been one of the only one's that I really enjoy his style of writing. When I picked this book up, I was hesitant that I was actually going to enjoy it. Seeming as I don't have a brother and y relationship with my sister is not as strained as the main characters of this book where. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed reading it. It could have been the way the story was broken off, written almost like a free style poetry verse. Each little section jumping between the contrast of thought withing these two brothers and trying to find their balance in a foreign country. The plot, characters, writing was written in a flourish style but kept... simple. Levithan let the characters speak. Let them find their path, solve their troubles, in a most peculiar way. The book was actually, lovely. And may I add, endearing too. I like books written raw. Where the emotion in jumps from the page and you can feel it. "Are We There Yet?" certainly did that. It showed the strained relationship, the troubles or lack off that coursed through their mind, the way they actually grew up within their journey.
This book actually gets a 3.5. I cannot rave about how much the way it was actually written, that made this book better than it sounds. Basically, it's one of those books that leaves a resounding message at the end. A book that when you closed it, you know you learned something from it.
To be perfectly honest, I'm not really a fan of "real life fiction". Levithan has probably been one of the only one's that I really enjoy his style of writing. When I picked this book up, I was hesitant that I was actually going to enjoy it. Seeming as I don't have a brother and y relationship with my sister is not as strained as the main characters of this book where. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed reading it. It could have been the way the story was broken off, written almost like a free style poetry verse. Each little section jumping between the contrast of thought withing these two brothers and trying to find their balance in a foreign country. The plot, characters, writing was written in a flourish style but kept... simple. Levithan let the characters speak. Let them find their path, solve their troubles, in a most peculiar way. The book was actually, lovely. And may I add, endearing too. I like books written raw. Where the emotion in jumps from the page and you can feel it. "Are We There Yet?" certainly did that. It showed the strained relationship, the troubles or lack off that coursed through their mind, the way they actually grew up within their journey.
This book actually gets a 3.5. I cannot rave about how much the way it was actually written, that made this book better than it sounds. Basically, it's one of those books that leaves a resounding message at the end. A book that when you closed it, you know you learned something from it.