A review by guerrillabooks
Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
5.0
I think I am a very forgiving person... at least when it comes to books. I usually say that I really liked x and y about such and such book but I was a bit miffed by z.
This book has left me miff-less. No miffing to report here.
Short and sweet - the book... not at all the main character. But, the absence of "sweet-ness" in Cyd Charisse is probably one of the things about her that endears me to her.
The premise: The book is about this girl who carries around a doll named gingerbread which her real dad gave her at the airport one year and she’s kept it ever since for a reminder of her dad who she never sees.
I think Cohn's definitely got a cool style going for her in her writing. This is the first book of hers that I've read but I have watched Nick and Norah... and I will read the next two books about Cyd Charisse [b:Shrimp|28109|Shrimp|Rachel Cohn|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167922764s/28109.jpg|1866427] and [b:Cupcake|196764|A Piece of Cake A Memoir|Cupcake Brown|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172602557s/196764.jpg|436014] to test out my theory. But it goes something like this: Illustrate a moment in time for a character and make you feel the impact of the moment, don't drag it on forever, make it short and simple, but include enough backstory to add dimension to the character... and make 'em irresistable.
This book has left me miff-less. No miffing to report here.
Short and sweet - the book... not at all the main character. But, the absence of "sweet-ness" in Cyd Charisse is probably one of the things about her that endears me to her.
The premise: The book is about this girl who carries around a doll named gingerbread which her real dad gave her at the airport one year and she’s kept it ever since for a reminder of her dad who she never sees.
I think Cohn's definitely got a cool style going for her in her writing. This is the first book of hers that I've read but I have watched Nick and Norah... and I will read the next two books about Cyd Charisse [b:Shrimp|28109|Shrimp|Rachel Cohn|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167922764s/28109.jpg|1866427] and [b:Cupcake|196764|A Piece of Cake A Memoir|Cupcake Brown|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172602557s/196764.jpg|436014] to test out my theory. But it goes something like this: Illustrate a moment in time for a character and make you feel the impact of the moment, don't drag it on forever, make it short and simple, but include enough backstory to add dimension to the character... and make 'em irresistable.