But enough of where I got the book, lets talk about the book itself. This book was good, but not great. I like the cover a lot, but that really doesn't have too much to do with anything. But you must admit that the cover is pretty neat. The content between the cover pages is pretty good too. I especially liked the story-line as well, which was unique in the right sense.
Thanks to Netgalley for a free digital copy of this book. As always, this does not affect my opinion in any way. I am sorry that so many of my reviews lately have been Netgalley reviews - I'm sure it doesn't matter too much to you, but hey, I'm Canadian, and other than hockey, bathing in maple syrup, and saying "Eh" every second sentence, apologizing is what we do best. A year ago, my sister and I signed up for Netgalley, which offers free copies of books from their publishers in exchange for honest reviews, and a month ago, Elizabeth and I started requesting books. But we (mostly me) went on a book-requesting frenzy, expecting for a lot of the requests to be turned down. Apparently we (alright, I) were wrong. A lot of books were denied, but quite a few were approved as well, leaving me with a lot of books to review. I have learned my lesson though, and from now on will request with moderation.
But enough of where I got the book, lets talk about the book itself. This book was good, but not great. I like the cover a lot, but that really doesn't have too much to do with anything. But you must admit that the cover is pretty neat. The content between the cover pages is pretty good too. I especially liked the story-line as well, which was unique in the right sense.
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So. Glad. I. Stopped. Reading. This. How's that for setting the tone for this review? Alright, I won't be so mean. I actually really loved (this part is no exaggeration) the first section in this book (it is divided into three or four sections, each called a book), and I enjoyed the first little bit of the second 'book'. But soon after, I started disliking this book, and eventually couldn't bring myself to finish this. I just couldn't. The book is basically about a girl named Grania, who is deaf, and her experiences in life before and during World War One. For the first bit, it is actually better than it sounds. Hi Everyone!!! I'm sorry for being a slacker, but I actually have good reasons this time (not that ALL of the other times were bad reasons. Thalia is pretty cool)! I was working on Saturday, on Sunday I had a person come over, on Monday I had no internet access, and on Tuesday I was doing homework, and then learned some new programming stuff (If you'll recall, I had some stuff for next year's English course to take care of. Half finished!) . On Wednesday I had work, and then the internet died again, and I had work today also, but the internet is not yet dead, so I am determined to get this finished. This is Flipped, which just might be one of the best books of all time. Honestly. This was a book we read in class in Grade 6 (I think. I had the same teacher for 2 years, Gr. 4 and Gr. 6, so I get the two years mixed up sometimes.), and I still hear parts of it in my teacher's voice. My copy of this book is one I got when a school library was getting rid of some of their old books, so it's pretty beaten up. To be honest, I haven't a clue what to say. This book lived up to my expectations, yet in a totally different way than I thought it would. Aside from my not entirely knowing precisely what to say, I also do not want to say too much because I really want you to read this book. I know that I have said this for many other books previously, but even if you ignore most, or all, of my other previous recommendations, please seriously consider trying to get your hands onto a copy of Elizabeth is Missing. This book has left me dumbfounded. I loved Emma Healey's writing style, and I loved how she managed to portray an elderly woman living with dementia so clearly, and with such clarity about how dementia is affecting Maud (the elderly woman), while leaving you unsure about what is happening, and on top of all this, having a spare moment for a splotch of hidden humour. I will be honest with you - you are reading this long after I read the book, and I wrote this review about 2 weeks after reading the book. I'll also let you in on something else - I loved the book (that is not the secret, we already know that), but I would give it not five stars, but four, simply because I am pessimistic sometimes and despite my love for it am convinced that it could have been better (although I know it could not possibly have been, and applaud Emma Healey for writing such a feat of literature). |
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