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Bezig met laden... Heaven Is Paved with Oreosdoor Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is cute. Sarah's relationship with her grandma is complex, and I love how honest the story is about how that makes Sarah feel. I don't read enough books about intergenerational family relationships. But Sarah never quite felt real to me. Her "sciencey" tone of voice felt forced sometimes. She is, alas, no DJ (but who is?). I picked this up from the new shelf at the library because I really admired [Dairy Queen]. At first, I was sorely disappointed with 14 year old Sarah as narrator. The first section of the book is pretty juvenile, which I guess is the point. The presence of DJ as a minor character helped some. I was glad of the relief when Grandma Z takes over the narrative in the second section, though she proves almost as juvenile. The last section, where Sarah is just old enough to process some of the complexities of life, is well done. I guess it was worth the trip. Though how ANYONE could spoil being in Rome is still a mystery to me. Ps: Murdock makes a point of the regional name of something. Sarah remarks that the Italians call it cola while she knows it as pop. Things may have changed in the interim, but 50 years ago, my Wisconsin cousins made fun of my Pittsburgh use of the word pop, insisting SODA is correct. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fourteen-year-old Sarah keeps a journal of her pilgrimage to Rome with her eccentric grandmother, Z, her evolving relationship with best friend Curtis, and daily conversations with Curtis's sister and star athlete, D.J. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This book is set in the same world, and involves some of the same characters as are in Murdock's "Dairy Queen" Trilogy; however, it is not part of the series, and can be read independently before or after reading the others - or just by itself (though "Dairy Queen" is the best book of the lot, so if you only read one, make it that one.) ( )