Adele Griffin
Författare till Picture the Dead
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Adele Griffin is the acclaimed author of several books for children and young adults, including Hannah, Divided; Amandine (Publishers Weekly Best Book, ALA Best Book for Young Adults); Dive (New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age); The Other Shepards (ALA Notable Book, ALA Best Book for visa mer Young Adults); Sons of Liberty (National Book Award Finalist, ALA Best Book for Young Adults); Split Just Right (Bank Street College Best Book); and Rainy Season. She has written two other books about witch twins Claire and Luna. Adele Griffin lives and works in New York City visa färre
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- Födelsedag
- 1970-07-29
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- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bostadsorter
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Yrken
- young adult writer
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- 36
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- 4
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- 2,823
- Popularitet
- #9,089
- Betyg
- 3.5
- Recensioner
- 146
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- 249
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- 5
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- 3
What didn't work as well for me was Jennie's narration. I'm not entirely certain why, just that no matter how interested I became in the story Jennie would draw me out of it almost immediately. She had a very formal sound to her voice, not stiff exactly, but as if sharing the story wasn't the first thing she wanted to do.
I know very little about Civil War America, as far as the culture and what happened outside of the battles is concerned. It was fascinating to read about Jennie's family and in hindsight what she couldn't see about her Aunt and Uncle, or even her cousins, she observes and discounts. She observed her cousin Quinn's odd behavior from the first, but chose to discount it. She was so worried about not being tossed out (now that her fiancee was gone) she didn't want to see I think.
The ending is darkly hilarious--secrets are laid out and Jennie finally gets back her own. I was kind of disappointed, only because the epilogue made her exit feel less climatic. I think this will appeal to fans of history (this is chocked full of historical tidbits) or of suspense/mysteries honestly. It has a gothic appeal to it in fact.… (mer)