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Book Review of Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster
Author: Kaye Gibbons
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


This is the kind of book they make you read in high school to help you learn about growing up. It's tiresome, repetitive, has a dreamy quality to it that makes the whole thing feel undefined. Sure, our heroine has a few cute quips and has a whimsical resourcefulness. But it doesn't sustain the book as a "good read" as far as I'm concerned. Or maybe I'm a lazy reader, considering how acclaimed the book seems to be. In any event, I can't recommend it.