Greg Liburd Liburd itibaren Khujauli, Uttar Pradesh 226301, Inde
Having read another book by Rinaldi, I decided to read this book to see if it would be good for my students. The story was intersting and Phyllis Wheatley's life was inspiring, but it wasn't engaging enough for me to choose to teach to my students.
Sophie Rose, newspaper reporter, is the daughter of Bobby Rose, a notorious big-time thief. Far from her onetime high-powered crime beat, she now covers local personalities such as the quirky winner of several area 5K runs whose trademark is red socks. Those red socks-with Sophie's business card neatly tucked inside-are practically all that's found after runner William Harrington's shredded corpse turns up in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the victim of a mysteriously dramatic death by polar bear. What happened? The answers provide an enjoyable read. Sophie is very likeable.
DID NOT FINISH - ZERO stars The one thing I cannot stand is a female character that is so immature and clueless as to be just too stupid to live. I quit on page 44 …. 43½ pages longer than I should have read, but I was determined to give it a fair shot. After all, Cabot does start with a quotation from William Shakespeare … promising. But then she begins the novel this way: I can’t believe this. I can’t believe I don’t remember what he looks like! How can I not remember what he looks like? I mean, his tongue has been in my mouth. How could I forget what someone whose tongue has been in my mouth looks like? It’s torture just to type it for a quote! The thing that really gets me about books like this, and characters like Lizzie Nichols, is that there are legions of girls and young women reading these kind of books and thinking this is cute, sexy, endearing behavior. It isn’t. They should read Anne of Green Gables or Little Women instead.
Incredible book, beautiful writing. I thought a book about a community clinic in rural Haiti would bore me to tears, but it was a great read.