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12-year old Edward is the only survivor of a plane crash that kills his older brother, his parents and 180 other passengers. Edward & his family were on the flight to move from NYC to Los Angelas for his mom's job. After the crash, he moves in with his aunt & uncle in NJ, but doesn't feel at home. Since he was the sole survivor of the flight, he captures the attention of the nation and he feels like he is constantly under observation. He develops a connection with the girl next door and ends up
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Actual rating : 3.5
This was an ok book, I cannot put my finger on what made me not giving it a 4 star! It was well written and realistic but I couldn’t connect to the characters. I also would have liked the story to go deeper into Edward’s aunt and uncle story! Somehow their plot felt unfinished to me. Other than that I liked the story!
This was an ok book, I cannot put my finger on what made me not giving it a 4 star! It was well written and realistic but I couldn’t connect to the characters. I also would have liked the story to go deeper into Edward’s aunt and uncle story! Somehow their plot felt unfinished to me. Other than that I liked the story!
I enjoyed this book - and really I'd rate it 3.5/5, the choice to round up or down varies by the day.
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Dear Edward is not a particularly happy book- it deals with an imagined idea of a real situation of tragedy. The characters we meet are largely deceased within a few pages. But it packs quite the emotional punch nonetheless. I loved the friendship at the base of Edward's new life post-accident, after losing his entire family (along with all the other passengers) on his flight from New York to his new home in California. I didn't love all the characters but they were true to themselves, and drawn
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This book had me from the beginning. Edward is the sole survivor of a plane crash that took his parents and brother, and 189 other people. The story has many different point of views but the most haunting is the minute-by-minute chapters of the crash itself. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of Edward as he adjusts to life after the crash as best he can as a 12 year old. Beautifully told and really grips you from the get-go to the ending.
Found through Book of the Month Club. I received an ARC of this book, and feel so lucky to have read it. I'm kind of without words to describe this story, and surely other reviewers have done a better job, but it's beautiful.
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This book just didn't affect me the way I thought it would, or wanted it to. It was just ok for me.
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