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last updated Feb 29, 2020 12:05PM
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I just...ugh. I wanted to love this SO MUCH. To me, it reminded me of The Goldfinch, but you all know how much I love the Goldfinch. This doesn’t even compare in the instance of losing a parent (or parents) and the narrative that comes after.
The relationship between Edward and Shay seemed too far fetched because no matter what, no one makes friends that quick as a 12 year old. No one.
I would be willing to read another Ann Napolitano book though. I enjoyed her writing, just not the plot.
The relationship between Edward and Shay seemed too far fetched because no matter what, no one makes friends that quick as a 12 year old. No one.
I would be willing to read another Ann Napolitano book though. I enjoyed her writing, just not the plot.
This is a book that wasn't easy for me to read yet I liked it a lot. The story is about Edward Adler, who along with his family took a flight to Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the flight never reached its destination, it suffered a fatal accident. Edward is the only survivor, his aunt Lacey adopts him and now he has to adapt to his new life. Lacey's neighbors help Edward heal those emotional wounds the accident caused him and to continue living his life. It is an amazing book that touched me a lot.
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I stayed up way to late to finish #dearedward by @annnapolitano last night! I’m giving it 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️stars! Friends I’m not sure what it was this book that had me compulsively obsessed with this book, (Maybe the fact that I drove 2 hrs out of town to apply to get a flight attendant last week 🤷🏼♀️🛩), that I was kinda freaked out, a little. The story is about a plane that crashes killing every one of the 192 souls on board except for 1, a 12 year old boy named Edward. Edward was flying with his p
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we meet several interesting and sympathetic characters on the doomed flight, along with some of the loved ones they left behind + sole-survivor edward is a broken-hearted little boy who slowly learns how to live again with the help of his new, cobbled-together family + in spite of the deep sadness this book generates, it is ultimately hopeful and healing
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“Moonlight beams through his eyelids and he can see, as if it’s the lake in front of him, the pain and loss he’s been swimming in for years. I ...more
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“Moonlight beams through his eyelids and he can see, as if it’s the lake in front of him, the pain and loss he’s been swimming in for years. I ...more
I feel as though this may be another unpopular opinion, but I didn’t love Dear Edward. It was a fine read, and I’m glad I read it, but it didn’t grip me as much as I wanted/expected it to. It could be that my timing in reading it is just poor coming off of several other tragic/heartbreaking stories.
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Dear Edward is the story of Edward Adler, a 12 year old boy who is the sole survivor of a horrific plane crash. He loses his parents and brother in the crash, and goes to live with his aunt and uncle ...more
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Dear Edward is the story of Edward Adler, a 12 year old boy who is the sole survivor of a horrific plane crash. He loses his parents and brother in the crash, and goes to live with his aunt and uncle ...more
“The air between us is not empty space.“ 🕊
BOOK REVIEW
Do not wait as long as I did to read this haunting, hopeful story. Imagine this: a plane takes off from NJ bound for CA and crashes in CO—191 people die, a 12 year old is the sole survivor.
🕊For a story about a devastating plane crash, this book is full of life. Yes, it is heartbreaking. And difficult to consider a worst case scenario playing out where you have no control over the outcome and cannot protect your children. This is why I avoided ...more
BOOK REVIEW
Do not wait as long as I did to read this haunting, hopeful story. Imagine this: a plane takes off from NJ bound for CA and crashes in CO—191 people die, a 12 year old is the sole survivor.
🕊For a story about a devastating plane crash, this book is full of life. Yes, it is heartbreaking. And difficult to consider a worst case scenario playing out where you have no control over the outcome and cannot protect your children. This is why I avoided ...more
“𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺. 𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘌𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺.” ........𝘏𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. ~ Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
Twelve-year-old Edward is the sole survivor of a plane crash that included his older brother and parents. Can you imagine? And yet ...more
Twelve-year-old Edward is the sole survivor of a plane crash that included his older brother and parents. Can you imagine? And yet ...more
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Wow, this was such a good book!! This has been on my TBR list for way too long, so I finally decided to read it, I only wish I read it sooner! This is such a powerful read on grief, love, loss, and healing. This book featured such amazing characters, and it felt so realistic. I could only imagine how I’d feel if I was Edward. This book isn’t like anything I’ve read before, and it’s not something I usually gravitate to. But it was just so good, I’m so glad I finally read it. If you haven’t read i
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