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See You In July
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First published October 1, 1984
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June 27, 2012
My mom says this book is one of her favorites. She bought it from her school when she was in high school, and it was sitting on my shelf for approximately 5 years before I remembered it. The binding is held together by duct tape, the front cover is fraying, the back cover is falling off, the pages are stiff and yellow, and theres a hole in pages 13-67 from where a termite chewed through it.
It is definitely not the same kind of YA books I read today, especially considering that the book is older than me. However, I decided to read it just because my mom said it was one of her favorites.
I can't say I loved it, and I can't say it was okay. It was, how shall I put it, "Not too bad?" There definitely is no suspense, because the author pretty much gives you everything right away. I also thought there wasn't a lot of action, and even when something seemed like it was dangerous, it came across as calm and flat. The ending seemed to end too abruptly, too. One second they're in danger, and the next it's all mellow and the book ends.
I did find some things I liked, though. The whole handicapped kids thing I thought was sweet. I grinned like an idiot when they all went on a triple date. And I really liked Mollie's little brother, Danny. I always like the kid characters that come across as more mature than the adults, and Danny definitely is one of those kids. And I always find I like the book better when there's a character to hate, and their mother fit the bill. She always claimed to be knowing what was best for her children, yet all she really seemed to be doing was trying to get them to do what she herself thought was right. She doesn't want Mollie to be with Ron, yet she has never meet him, never heard the full story, and even when she knew how messed up his life was because of his parents, she judged him as a trouble-maker and a criminal. And I was royally pissed when she yelled at Danny to stop sign language, because everyone knows you can't pressure a kid into something like that, and she should've been glad he was making an attempt at communicating. I was kind of hoping something bad would happen to her so it would knock some sense into her thick skull, but it seemed as if she changed her mind just out of the blue.
So yeah, I guess I'm just use to the modern YA books, all filled with blood and tears and death and waht not, so this relatively safe and calm novel didn't really make the cut, but it was a slow, sweet romance that at least earns a smile :)
It is definitely not the same kind of YA books I read today, especially considering that the book is older than me. However, I decided to read it just because my mom said it was one of her favorites.
I can't say I loved it, and I can't say it was okay. It was, how shall I put it, "Not too bad?" There definitely is no suspense, because the author pretty much gives you everything right away. I also thought there wasn't a lot of action, and even when something seemed like it was dangerous, it came across as calm and flat. The ending seemed to end too abruptly, too. One second they're in danger, and the next it's all mellow and the book ends.
I did find some things I liked, though. The whole handicapped kids thing I thought was sweet. I grinned like an idiot when they all went on a triple date. And I really liked Mollie's little brother, Danny. I always like the kid characters that come across as more mature than the adults, and Danny definitely is one of those kids. And I always find I like the book better when there's a character to hate, and their mother fit the bill. She always claimed to be knowing what was best for her children, yet all she really seemed to be doing was trying to get them to do what she herself thought was right. She doesn't want Mollie to be with Ron, yet she has never meet him, never heard the full story, and even when she knew how messed up his life was because of his parents, she judged him as a trouble-maker and a criminal. And I was royally pissed when she yelled at Danny to stop sign language, because everyone knows you can't pressure a kid into something like that, and she should've been glad he was making an attempt at communicating. I was kind of hoping something bad would happen to her so it would knock some sense into her thick skull, but it seemed as if she changed her mind just out of the blue.
So yeah, I guess I'm just use to the modern YA books, all filled with blood and tears and death and waht not, so this relatively safe and calm novel didn't really make the cut, but it was a slow, sweet romance that at least earns a smile :)
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