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Bezig met laden... The loud silence of Francine Green (origineel 2006; editie 2006)door Karen Cushman
Informatie over het werkThe Loud Silence of Francine Green door Karen Cushman (2006)
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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. I was thoroughly enjoying this book, but I became distracted by other books I was reading like The Bourne Identity (way too long) and Sold. Something about the days become shorter that makes me read less. ( ) When a recorded book has as irritating a narrator as this one, I don't usually continue to listen, but my 11- year-old was enjoying it, so I gritted my teeth. Alas, while Cushman is renowned for her historical fiction, this more modern title (set in the 1950s in LA) fell flat for this listener in characterization, plot, & historic detail. I agree with a previous reviewer that it is unlikely that in an all-girls' Catholic school, an 8th grader would have been encouraged to read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," nor would the nuns have produced "Oklahoma." There were numerous times that I stopped the CD to point out what seemed to be an inaccuracy to my child. Would a ballpoint pen have been in school use then? Despite my dislike of the story, my daughter was able to experience some fellow-feeling with Sophie, yet believed that Francine was a one-dimensional chicken throughout whose sudden rebellion at the end was only a plot device. We both found the ending abrupt & unsatisfactory. The plot & characters were too didactic to overcome the painfully insipid narration. When a recorded book has as irritating a narrator as this one, I don't usually continue to listen, but my 11- year-old was enjoying it, so I gritted my teeth. Alas, while Cushman is renowned for her historical fiction, this more modern title (set in the 1950s in LA) fell flat for this listener in characterization, plot, & historic detail. I agree with a previous reviewer that it is unlikely that in an all-girls' Catholic school, an 8th grader would have been encouraged to read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," nor would the nuns have produced "Oklahoma." There were numerous times that I stopped the CD to point out what seemed to be an inaccuracy to my child. Would a ballpoint pen have been in school use then? Despite my dislike of the story, my daughter was able to experience some fellow-feeling with Sophie, yet believed that Francine was a one-dimensional chicken throughout whose sudden rebellion at the end was only a plot device. We both found the ending abrupt & unsatisfactory. The plot & characters were too didactic to overcome the painfully insipid narration. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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