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I read this book because it worked for a reading challenge. I had not heard of it before. It is a harrowing read about a girl name Karana who is abandoned on a Pacific island for years. It is a great tale about what it takes to survive. I thought the perspective of a young girl added a certain sense of awe and foreboding to the reading experience. It is definitely not a book with a whimsical tone as terrible things happen to Karana. The writing style did not grip me completely but I do not regre
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I started this book planning to feel underwhelmed, and I was surprised how much I liked it.
A girl lives by herself on an island for 18 years (based on Robinson Crusoe?). A lot of stuff happens and a lot of stuff doesn't. But I still kept reading. O'Dell's primitive descriptions made the book (namely, the main character) more realistic.
I feel it was deserving of the awards it received. Not my very favourite book, but it's well-written. ...more
A girl lives by herself on an island for 18 years (based on Robinson Crusoe?). A lot of stuff happens and a lot of stuff doesn't. But I still kept reading. O'Dell's primitive descriptions made the book (namely, the main character) more realistic.
I feel it was deserving of the awards it received. Not my very favourite book, but it's well-written. ...more
I remember reading this and it was probably for school because it wasn't something I'd normally read. I didn't care for it much.
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Apr 10, 2009
Christian
marked it as tjek-ud
Dec 21, 2013
Mary Paul
marked it as to-read
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Jasmin
marked it as to-read
Nov 02, 2017
Thomas
marked it as to-read
Feb 13, 2021
Amanda
rated it
really liked it
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Nov 05, 2019
Melissa
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Sep 21, 2020
Alyson Howlett
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it was amazing
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Dec 20, 2020
Brenda
marked it as to-read
