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October 2018 - Frankenstein: Prodigal Son
By Sarah · 5 posts · 28 views
By Sarah · 5 posts · 28 views
last updated Nov 01, 2018 08:22AM
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Apr 16, 2016
Vanellope
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it was amazing
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Wow. I'm gonna need to take a day off of reading just to let this book sink in. That was surprisingly good. I don't usually like realistic fiction, but this blew my mind. It was beautiful and relateable and real and honest I just loved it. It's true there's not much of a plot, which is something I usually look for in books, but it really didn't matter, because everything else made up for it. Definitely one of my favorites.
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Normally I prefer to write an actually substantial review, qualified by text examples. But in this case, all I can say is: I love this book. Oh god, do I love this book. It is so beautifully written and heart wrenching and I love every page of this book. Everyone should read it because it is that lovely.
This book gave me a lot of feels. I cried several times, and I flew through it: the story just pulled me in.
Lost a star because sometimes (actually quite frequently) the dialogue between Aristotle and Dante was indistinguishable. The letters written by Dante had the same "voice" as the internal monologues of Ari, which was kind of disconcerting, especially as they were two very different people.
Lost half a star because as a Hispanic person with a Hispanic/Mexican mother, no Hispanic child I kn ...more
Lost a star because sometimes (actually quite frequently) the dialogue between Aristotle and Dante was indistinguishable. The letters written by Dante had the same "voice" as the internal monologues of Ari, which was kind of disconcerting, especially as they were two very different people.
Lost half a star because as a Hispanic person with a Hispanic/Mexican mother, no Hispanic child I kn ...more
Maybe I'm way past the age of the book's target audience but I couldn't really relate to what Ari's going through. Just thought he sounds pretty whiny and bitter at times. I'd give 2.5/5 if I could.
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May 22, 2013
Avid Reader and Geek Girl
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May 11, 2015
Katie
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