Helpful Score: 4
Every time I read Alice Hoffman, I am amazed at the way she writes. Every color is a feeling, every feeling is palpable. This book made me want to weep and sigh and smile all within its short 116 pages. And the artwork on the cover and bookjacket....amazing.
I couldn't recommend this to enough people. Her stories are like fairy tales...you almost can't believe what she's writing, and yet you can...and you're better for having read it....
I couldn't recommend this to enough people. Her stories are like fairy tales...you almost can't believe what she's writing, and yet you can...and you're better for having read it....
Helpful Score: 2
I believe this is a book geared towards young adults, but I really think anyone could enjoy it. Written after the tragedy of September 11th the story takes place in a no-name town that could be Anywhere, USA. Obviously based on 9/11 happenings, it's the story of what happens to a girl when she has to fend for herself and make a new family.
It's a very magical and surreal story, the wording and language makes you feel as if you are in a dream. It's very poetic, yet as you are reading it you understand that she is writing about real life.
I would definitely recommend it.
It's a very magical and surreal story, the wording and language makes you feel as if you are in a dream. It's very poetic, yet as you are reading it you understand that she is writing about real life.
I would definitely recommend it.