QuilTreeBk While I Was Away, Children's, Paperback, Waka Brown
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Merchant: Harper Collins
Product ID: 9780063017122
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Dimensions: 130x194mm
ISBN: 9780063017122
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Author: Peach Family
Rating: 5
Review: Wow. This book is a masterpiece. It deserves all the stars and all the awards, and the widest possible readership. If you enjoy extremely well-written books with a vivid sense of place, nuanced characterization, and wonderful detail (and humor!), do not miss this one! Some things I just loved about it: -Waka’s character is deeply likable. She’s goodhearted in a realistic way, quite perceptive, and wise, and she has a real backbone and solid sense of right and wrong. She’s soulful, upbeat, and clear-eyed. She deals with several different sticky interpersonal situations in a way that I found inspiring and believable, even if the outcomes are ultimately bittersweet. -There is not the slightest whiff of anything pedantic or patronizing in the book or its tone. It doesn’t talk down, it doesn’t feel like it is trying to be “educational,” it is just authentic, richly detailed, and respectful of the intelligence and curiosity of readers. -WHILE I WAS AWAY is also one of the rare memoirs that is accessible to kids while also truly being for all ages, including adults. And it reads like a novel. -The 1980s details are vivid and realistic, for both the Kansas and Japanese settings. I loved the inclusion of Japanese phrases (they are translated every time) and specific details about day-to-day life in 1980s Tokyo and the structure of the Japanese school system. It’s fascinating and very engaging to read about. I am blown away by Waka T. Brown’s talent and cannot wait for her next book!
Author: J. Kuntze
Rating: 3
Review: It took me a long time to get through this book — for whatever reason, I just wasn’t all that concerned with the main character. She seems like a person who will get along all right without me. There was no big crescendo, or much of any action at all. I didn’t wonder how the book would end — it ended just as I expected it to. I can’t say anything bad about it, but I can’t say anything very good about it either. Meh.
