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Beth Goobie

Autor(a) de The Lottery

25 Works 884 Membros 42 Críticas 1 Favorited

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Obras por Beth Goobie

The Lottery (2002) 142 exemplares
Sticks and Stones (2002) 127 exemplares
Hello Groin (1749) 90 exemplares
Something Girl (2005) 90 exemplares
Before Wings (2001) 87 exemplares
Kicked Out (2002) 80 exemplares
Who Owns Kelly Paddik? (2003) 64 exemplares
The Dream Where the Losers Go (1999) 44 exemplares
The Pain Eater (2016) 40 exemplares
Flux (2004) 35 exemplares
Fixed (2005) 20 exemplares
Born Ugly (2011) 14 exemplares
The Throne (2013) 7 exemplares
Jason's Why (2012) 6 exemplares

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BooksInMirror | 1 outra crítica | Feb 19, 2024 |
I could not put this book down. It is not an easy subject matter. It is definitely not an easy book to read. I do think it is an important one. It is one I would tell friends to read with their teenagers and talk about it. It is one that I would tell those moms and dads listen carefully and with an open, no judgment mind when they talk to their teenager. Nothing will be easy about that. The act and what happened after will make you uncomfortable. Listening to your child may make you, and them, uncomfortable. That’s okay because that is how you know growth and change are not only possible but happening. Read this book. Talk about it. Pass it on.… (mais)
 
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Wulfwyn907 | 2 outras críticas | Jan 30, 2022 |
Maddy is gang raped after a play in March and her life spirals downward. When she has to be in class with two of the boys who were there, she almost cannot cope. She is threatened so she won't tell ans in fear most of the time. A class story in English, where everyone writes a chapter even turns into a form of bullying for Maddy, as it tells the story of Farang, the pain eater. But she finds the strength through her art to finally get help.

Things I liked--Maddy's parents weren't clueless idiots; they noticed that their daughter wasn't the same girl she'd been. After a while in class Maddy makes a friend who sticks up for her a bit, or at least covers for her.

Things I didn't like--Maddy's parents didn't insist on getting her help, I fell like they let her parent herself. It worked out, but for many it wouldn't. The English teacher's sometimes obliviousness to her students behavior in the classroom.

I wish we could give half stars, because I'd give this one 3.5.
… (mais)
 
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readingbeader | 2 outras críticas | Oct 29, 2020 |
I wanted to like this book.

I think the trauma experienced by the main characters is important to represent in literature. I wasn't a fan of its execution, though. I'm not sure if the expression of emotions and sexual experiences were written by someone who was never a teenager, or they were purposely disjointed and strange for mood and foreshadowing purposes.

The extended metaphor was too drawn out, the connection with real life too unrealistic, and the wrap-up was too tidy.

Plus, although I'm sure there can be a valid reason to discuss farting in literature, this instance seemed wholly unnecessary. A lot of the dialogue was unrealistic, and I don't know anyone whose only response to adults is "yeah yeah."
… (mais)
 
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cheeringfortheenemy | 1 outra crítica | Aug 29, 2019 |

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Obras
25
Membros
884
Popularidade
#28,975
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Críticas
42
ISBN
110
Línguas
4
Marcado como favorito
1

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