The Wanderer (Paul's Books #3996)
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Paul's Books #3996
Journal Entry 2 by PaulsBooks at -- By Post Or By Hand - i.e. Ring, Trade, RABCK, Meet in Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Sunday, February 3, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (2/3/2008 UTC) at -- By Post Or By Hand - i.e. Ring, Trade, RABCK, Meet in Salt Lake City, Utah USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
This book is reserved for the Newbery Medal bookring and will be traveling first to dancing-dog!
I hope everyone enjoys this book!
I hope everyone enjoys this book!
Book has arrived and it will be my next read. Thank you - this does look interesting!
I liked this book a lot - I am fond of stories with strong female characters. And I did think Sophie was strong and mature with a mind of her own. But not too strong to show some vulnerability at times. Part of her growing up was trying to deal with the difficulties of the past - I didn't feel like she really acknowledged/accepted her past well enough to the degree where she could move on without continuing to deny it in her mind but she made a good start.
I also liked the characters of cousins Brian and Cody who seemed kind of yin/yang to me, balancing each other out. I related better to Cody (and I think Sophie did too) due to his sense of humor. It was nice when we saw a serious side of him though, and also when we saw a softer side of Brian.
And I thought the character development/sub-plot of the uncles was interesting. The author attempted to make them a little less two-dimensional although I still confused them somewhat in my mind.
Finally, I really loved how the narrator swung from Sophie to Cody giving us different perspectives on the same events. I loved the little woodblock-looking pictures at the start of each chapter.
Thanks for sharing this book! :=D
I also liked the characters of cousins Brian and Cody who seemed kind of yin/yang to me, balancing each other out. I related better to Cody (and I think Sophie did too) due to his sense of humor. It was nice when we saw a serious side of him though, and also when we saw a softer side of Brian.
And I thought the character development/sub-plot of the uncles was interesting. The author attempted to make them a little less two-dimensional although I still confused them somewhat in my mind.
Finally, I really loved how the narrator swung from Sophie to Cody giving us different perspectives on the same events. I loved the little woodblock-looking pictures at the start of each chapter.
Thanks for sharing this book! :=D
Mailed Oct 3 to knitwit
Arrived Tuesday, 7 October 2008.
I will read this as quickly as I can and pass it along to the next reader. Be patient with me though, I have a bunch of reading for school and two project/papers all due during the second week in November. The book is safe with me in the meantime and it will be passed along.
I will read this as quickly as I can and pass it along to the next reader. Be patient with me though, I have a bunch of reading for school and two project/papers all due during the second week in November. The book is safe with me in the meantime and it will be passed along.
I really enjoyed this book! In fact, when I finished with it last night I spent over an hour on the internet learning sailing terminology and looking at sailboats. Like other readers I appreciated the strong female character of Sophie. I loved how curious she was and how every little thing fascinated her and I even enjoyed how her own story was gradually revealed. Thanks for sharing this wonderful book!
Reserved for spacedog. In the mail once I have finished The Princess Academy.
Reserved for spacedog. In the mail once I have finished The Princess Academy.
Spacedog has asked to be skipped for now so this is on its way to Hawaii along with its traveling partner, Pricess Academy.
I'm so glad these books finally arrived - I was starting to wonder if I'd slipped a gear and somehow lost them!
I'm in the middle of something at the moment, but I promise to get to these soon so they can keep moving.
I'm in the middle of something at the moment, but I promise to get to these soon so they can keep moving.
I enjoyed this book a lot even though I had no idea what it was about before I received it. Some of my friends are very into sailing, so it made for interesting reading. Sophie is a great character, and I loved her Bompie stories.
I think my favorite part might be the David Diaz illustrations, though. :)
I also liked that different fonts were used for the two characters.
Now I have to figure out where these books are supposed to go next. I'll PM spacedog and see if he's ready for them now...
A copy of this book is being sent (unregistered) to the 2009 BookCrossing Convention in Christchurch, New Zealand.
I think my favorite part might be the David Diaz illustrations, though. :)
I also liked that different fonts were used for the two characters.
Now I have to figure out where these books are supposed to go next. I'll PM spacedog and see if he's ready for them now...
A copy of this book is being sent (unregistered) to the 2009 BookCrossing Convention in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Mailing to spacedog. :)
Mailing to spacedog. :)
got today. thanks. prob. won't finish both books until over the holidays.
found this to be a very average book. the themes and setup are worthwhile, but the characters seemed very flat to me, the plot was unsurprising, and the writing was very elementary and repetitive. i would only recommend this book for young readers. her newbery-winning book walk two moons is much more sophisticated both in writing and emotion.
This book arrived home and will be placed on PaulsBooks bookshelf for future readers!