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Summary: Heartbreaking and Brilliant
Comment: A contemporary classic, this powerful novel is a disturbing tale of child abuse, told with wisdom and restraint. Allison brilliantly tells the story through the first-person narrative of Bone, a young girl who doesn't want to believe what's happening to her, so for the most part she reveals the truth sparingly--which makes the more dramatic moments that much more terrifying. Allison deftly captures the psychological nuances of the situation at the same time, making clear to the reader some things the innocent narrator probably doesn't comprehend. One stunning moment that exemplifies this point comes when the mother, frustrated by her husband's inability to bring home enough money to feed the kids, tarts herself up, goes out, and returns later with a boatload of groceries. The reader instantly knows what's going on, but Bone seems to remain uncertain. Throughout, the writing is beautiful--convincingly in Bone's voice, but touched by poetry (and thankfully unblemished by dialect). The ending is heartbreaking, as we see that the scars of abuse are not only physical; it is emotional betrayal that has the longest-lasting effects. Closing this amazing book, one wonders how any of us survive childhood at all.Chemistry
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Summary: Simply awful
Comment: I read it in four hours. You cannot put it down. The characters are so interesting, likable, and they are so real. Then it ends all wrong. I do not want to read this author again.
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Summary: dark and intriguing
Comment: This book shows the dark side of the relationship between daughter, Bone, and her mother. Bone was fatherless at birth and has no official last name. Bone and her mother go through a lot of hard times while Anney, Bone's mother, tries to find a husband. Through all of this, Bone hurts physically and mentally as the father tries to control her.
This book had a lot of detail. The detail was not of unicorns and fairies but on the gruesome things that Bone does to herself, and what Glen, her new father, does to her. Glen tries to love all of Anney's family but he just can't seem to please Bone. Glen came from a family of all boys (mother) so he only knows force as an action to control someone.
I also liked how the story is written around the daughter instead around that of the mother. Bone shows me just how horrified some kids can be of their parents. The only thing that I didn't like was how many people or family members were added to the story. It was hard to keep track of all of them. Overall, this was a pretty dark book but with a lot of detail to back it up.
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Summary: Depressing
Comment: At this point, whether or not this book is well written is irrelevant. The story is so overwhelmingly depressing that I cannot imagine anyone enduring such a horrible life.
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Summary: G R E A T
Comment: This book is superb. The use of imagery in the books makes you feel as if you've been thrown into the book yourself...you can see, feel, smell, and hear it all. Highly recommended book.
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