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Like Saving Winslow, The Unfinished Angel is a short book, and highlights how Creech can write sweet stories without them feeling treacly. Also like Saving Winslow, I think the brevity of the book harms the character development. In fact, I wasn't even aware I was nearing the end of the book because there was a lot of after-story material in the book that led me to think it was longer, and the narrative didn't lead me to believe I was at the end of the book. I skipped straight from the end to th
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Apparently, I will read just about anything with an angel in it these days—even a kids’ book, in which I know there will be no chance of random angelsextiems. Actually, in this particular book, it seems there’s really no chance of anything. Nothing happens. There are some orphans and a girl with experimental fashion sense and an angelic narrator who speaks with an occasionally charming shaky grasp on grammar. But NOTHING HAPPENS. The angel wonders why it is unfinished, without a purpose, and I w
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While this book had its charming moments and characters, I felt that the plot lacked cohesion. The use of broken English for the angel was an interesting take on narration, but by the end was a tad annoying and even confusing in places. I don't know how much the target audience would enjoy this book due to both the pacing and the voice. However, an advanced or older reader might still enjoy the story.
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Oct 05, 2009
Megan
marked it as to-read
Jan 04, 2010
Erin
marked it as to-read
