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Cargando... Out of Reach (edición 2012)por Carrie Arcos
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Accessible read about addiction, from the perspective of the sister of an addict. Appreciated that there wasn't a tidy ending to this story, as addiction recovery is rarely tidy. At the same time, the story felt complete even without the tidy ending--I didn't finish hoping for a sequel, which to me is the mark of quality storytelling. ( ) teen realistic fiction/missing meth-addicted brothers and teen drama. Considering the topic, I figured this would grab my attention within the first few pages, but I was underwhelmed to the point of not even bothering to stick it out through my usual minimum of 50 pages. It's a National Book Award finalist, but that means a lot less when you find out that authors must pay fees to have their books considered for the honor. Due to copy and paste, formatting has been lost. For me, Out of Reach was an interesting read - I enjoyed seeing the effects of addiction on family members - a lot of the time, we read more about the person who's addicted. It was nice to see some variation to the trope. But I went into Out of Reach expecting the story to end on the last page - and I expected closure. I really didn't get it. The story has a very open ending, with an unfinished feel, and I didn't particularly care for that. I wanted to see how everything turned out. I wanted to see where the growing attraction between Rachel and Tyler went, and so many other things. I wanted more from this. Don't get me wrong, I liked it! I liked the overall feel - the sad and the happy. I liked that Rachel grew throughout the book, and that maybe she came out a little happier than she was when she went in. I sympathized with Rachel - I wouldn't know what to say or do in that situation either, so I react to things similarly. In the beginning, I feel like Rachel was severely depressed. The first chapter is told in completely monosyllabic sentences - straight and to the point, which set the feel of the novel. I'm glad that was over by the second chapter, though - I don't think I could have taken it for much longer. I wanted Rachel to just feel - to feel anything! And by the end, I really do think that she was feeling. We started out with an empty shell of a character, but she grew up from that. I liked Tyler - he was very chivalrous. I think that they (Rachel & him) would have made a good couple. He was adorably protective of her, and I just want them to be together. They could be good for each other. The flashbacks that Rachel had of times with Micah were good - I liked seeing his progression through her eyes, and seeing all those sweet moments with them as kids. It added an interesting depth to the story. All in all, I can't say that I didn't enjoy Out of Reach, it just left me with more questions than answers. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Accompanied by her brother's friend, Tyler, sixteen-year-old Rachel ventures through San Diego and nearby areas seeking her brother, eighteen-year-old Micah, a methamphetamine addict who ran away from home. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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