A review by sandraagee
Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli
Did not finish book.
I wanted to like this book, but it just isn't working for me. Gave up after about 100 pages. It was slow to start and while some other reviewers have said that the pace pick up later on, I don't think that I care enough to see if it does.
From the bit I read the vibe of this book seemed very surreal. There's an odd internal logic and the story certainly isn't straightforward. None of these traits are necessarily bad, but I had a hard time envisioning what sort of kid would really want to read this book. In a way it seemd to be more of a book about childhood (see also [b:The Little Prince|157993|The Little Prince|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1350961171s/157993.jpg|2180358]), rather than a book for children.
From the bit I read the vibe of this book seemed very surreal. There's an odd internal logic and the story certainly isn't straightforward. None of these traits are necessarily bad, but I had a hard time envisioning what sort of kid would really want to read this book. In a way it seemd to be more of a book about childhood (see also [b:The Little Prince|157993|The Little Prince|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1350961171s/157993.jpg|2180358]), rather than a book for children.