![]() ![]() Every interaction in the book, I'd figure "My mom likely went through that." Maddie's best friend, Stubby, is put into jail due to him being suspected of murdering a girl because he's stalking her anyway, and Maddie -smiles- at his behavior. She never talks about her mom, who died from severe cirrhosis. I thought of my mom every time this showed up. Real-world issues are major themes of this book: her mom is an alcoholic, and my heart broke at how it was portrayed. ![]() What a fascinating premise! What a great idea to have this take place when she's sixteen and still navigating the world, not yet an adult who's been changed a little by life experiences or more jaded. She's been able to do this since a young age. This is a YA thriller about a protagonist, Maddie, who can see the dates of peoples' deaths on their foreheads. ![]() The second time, I picked up the book -remembering- them, -preparing- myself for them.and finding out this book's cliches were no longer the actions of a bitey puppy, but a well-trained dog who could do amazing tricks. The first time, I was hugely let down by cliches that kept nipping at me until one finally bit me on the inside of my arm. ![]() Did I really only rate this book now? Wow. ![]()
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What have I been doing? Took a long vacation back home the end of July and early August. Been a long time since I wrote anything here, and two months since my last reading update. ![]() ![]() They struggle to decipher the meaning of the political change when the slogan "All animals are equal" receives the additional note "But some animals are more equal than others". Those kids who don't grasp the concept of subtle manipulation through text (as shown in the progressive power grab by the pigs on the farm) have a hard time understanding changes in society and the impact society has on them as individuals. ![]() Needless to say, this partial illiteracy causes problems far beyond not being able to read Animal Farm in original, but in a way, this minor issue is symbolical for the bigger picture. They get their fill of excitement and drama via other media, and they hardly ever see any benefit in overcoming the struggle to read in the traditional way. ![]() After all, we have a quite substantial percentage of students who have severe difficulties with literacy even in Middle School, and who find it incredibly hard to engage in literature. ![]() They are nothing like the original book, and that is why I rarely pick them for myself.īut they do magic for kids in school who struggle to understand the complex storylines in their class novels. ![]() ![]() For lovers of Poirot and Marple however these little tales from later in their fictional ‘careers’ would certainly be on interest.ġ. Overall, if you are looking for a Christmas crime collection to read during the holiday season there are certainly more targeted volumes available. ![]() They are not background issues or overarching themes that I am picking up on through deep analysis. Despite this these elements are emphasized or highlighted in every tale. I understand that those were the prevailing attitudes of the time, and Christie was certainly writing to her intended audience. ![]() Overall the stories are well structured for such short crime snippets, revealing and resolving themselves in Christie’s signature dramatic style.Īs with all Christie’s novels the attitudes towards servants being best when they have no discernible personality, and the general sexism throughout, bother me. Sadly only one story in the collection of 6 is actually set at Christmas time, so this wasn’t as ‘Christmassy’ as I was hoping. ![]() A fun collection of crime mysteries solved by Hercule Poirot, with a bonus one solved by Miss Marple. ![]() |