Oh, this started out so well. I was mesmerized for the first two or three CDs. We've got the tough older sister watching out for the thoughtful younger sister because the mom can't really do the mothering thing. We've got a trip cross-country to see a barely-known uncle. We've got smart moves and ne...
I thought the characters were very well fleshed out and developed but I can't really say the same for the story. I wanted more action or suspense or love or.........something!!! I came to like the damn emus more than anything. *sigh*
I liked the actual characters in the book but the storyline just wasn't very interesting. I finished reading it because I felt so invested in it but I definitely wasn't super impressed with the flow of the book. Still not a bad read, though.
Jeanette Walls latest novel again examines the relationship between fractured family members, specifically a certifiably crazy mom and her street smart, literate daughters. As in most of Walls work, the children are not terribly bitter that the adults are unable to care for them properly, but accept...
If you've read the author's memoir, then you've read a much better version of this book. It tells a predictable story of two girls who are left on their own after their nut of a mother picks up and leaves.
I’m a fan of Jeanette Walls. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, is a book that keeps popping up into my consciousness every now and then at very odd times. I think that is a mark of a really great book. Though I really enjoyed The Silver Star, I don’t foresee the same thing happening.Sisters, Bean and...
Let me just say up front that Jeannette Walls is excellent at digging those deep, dark, complex emotions out of me. She at once makes me uncomfortable and yet feel human with her ever insightful writing. The Glass Castle was a super intense read for me and I see that Walls has honed her story tellin...
It’s been a weird year, you guys. I bleached my hair blonde again, and if I haven’t mentioned it before, people say the most ridiculous stuff to blondes. It’s crazy. It’s like people are standing in line to make idiots out of themselves if you have blonde hair. Blondes, you guys have to dye your hai...
I finished this book yesterday and I'm still thinking about Liz, her sister Bean, their dysfunctional mother Charlotte, and Uncle Tinsley. Hence the reason I am giving this book 4 stars. I'm trying to be a little more discerning about giving out 5 stars! As I read over other reviews of this book,...
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