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So many people told me to read this book, but I was worried that it would make me sad. It did. I cried buckets. Jo Knowles writes the most honest families. Heartbreaking and beautiful.
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I've read, and enjoyed, all of Jo Knowles' books, so when I saw "See You at Harry's" available on NetGalley, I immediately requested it, and was thrilled when I was approved. After reading it, I feel even luckier. This is a heartbreaking, beautiful book with an unthinkable, horrible twist.
Twelve-year-old Fern narrates the story. She's the third child out of four, all of whom are named for a famous literary character - Fern for the Fern in "Charlotte's Web". Her mother explains why:
"Because Fer ...more
Twelve-year-old Fern narrates the story. She's the third child out of four, all of whom are named for a famous literary character - Fern for the Fern in "Charlotte's Web". Her mother explains why:
"Because Fer ...more
Such a sweet book. Have a hankie ready, it's definitely going to make you sniffle if not outright bawl. But in a good way! 12 year old Fern lives in a hectic family with a dad who's always putting them through embarrassing promotional schemes for the family restaurant, a mom who's become more and more stressed, an older sister who is reluctantly taking a year off from college, an older brother who refuses to admit to his family that he's gay (but everyone already has guessed and is fine with it,
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This book is not a long read (for an adult or a fast reader such I was as a kid), but it produces many emotions! I do not want to give too much away, but the book was not really about what I thought it was going to be about at first. I thought another person in the family would pass away for another reason, on first impression. What really happened left me shocked and I cried through most of the remainder of the book. I sympathized with the emotions of the various family members in the aftermath
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This is one of the best family novels to come along. While the subject matter, and to say more would be to given away a major plot point, is certainly heavy, the depiction of a contemporary family caring for each other even as they struggle through a difficult time reminded me of the best of Hilary McKay & the Casson family books. The only thing keeping me from awarding a full five stars is the somewhat lengthy mid to end section. On the whole though, I loved it, and am going to recommend it as
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Going into this book, I knew it would be sad. It has the subject heading "grief - fiction" for crying out loud, plus I'd read several reviews before ordering it for the library and that gave me a heads up. But sometimes I'm just in the mood for a tear-jerker, so I picked it up and waited to see what would be so devastating.
The first half of the book is the story of a family dealing with the usual upsets of life, with the added hurdle of running a family restaurant. Narrator Fern feels like the i ...more
The first half of the book is the story of a family dealing with the usual upsets of life, with the added hurdle of running a family restaurant. Narrator Fern feels like the i ...more
This book has been getting a lot of buzz, and while I liked it, I didn't love it. I don't see it winning a prize (but what do I know! I can never predict these things), and I think it's too young for the Printz, which is the buzz I've heard.
Anyway, I thought See you at Harry's was really sweet and sad, and I did, you know, cry like a baby when Fern talks to her dad under the picnic table and then finally talks to her mom, but I thought the end resolved kind of strangely, especially r.e. Holden. ...more
Anyway, I thought See you at Harry's was really sweet and sad, and I did, you know, cry like a baby when Fern talks to her dad under the picnic table and then finally talks to her mom, but I thought the end resolved kind of strangely, especially r.e. Holden. ...more
Sweet, heartwarming, life affirming. Reminded me of Bridge to Terabithia and A Taste of Blackberries. Keep the Kleenex close.
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I think SO many readers will identify with the narrator in this book.
Oct 28, 2011
Lea
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