What is this book about?
The last place Ryan
Walsh should be this afternoon is on a train heading to Wrigley Field.
She should be in class, enduring yet another miserable day of her first
year of high school. But for once, Ryan isn't thinking about what she
should be doing. She's not worried about her lack of friends, or her
suffering math grade, or how it's been five whole years since the last
time she was really and truly happy. Because she's finally returning to
the place that her father loved, where the two of them spent so many
afternoons cheering on their team. And on this -- the fifth anniversary
of his death -- it feels like there's nowhere else in the world she
should be. And of course, a boy is involved.
Who should read this book?
Anyone who has previously loved the work of Jennifer E Smith, or is a big fan of the Cubs. Sarah Dessen fans will love the work of Jennifer E.Smith
How long is this book?
256 pages, quite a short book.
Marks
Story Line: 7/10
Well written: 4/5
Enjoyablilty: 3/5
Overall: 14/20
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Question 1. What character would you most like to have tea with?
Ryan was a really interesting character to read about. Like most teen novels she came with her own big bag of problems. However usually as the reader, you feel you know a lot about your protagonist and she's just closed off with the people they interact with. For some reason I almost felt like Smith created a character who was closed off from everyone including the reader. I'd quite like to have tea with Ryan just to get to her open up.
Question 2. What character would you most like to throw tea at?Sydney. She may become a "better" person but she annoyed me for the large majority of the book and I don't let go of my grudges that quickly.
Question 3. What do you think of the cover?
For a photo cover, I'm tempted to say I like this cover. It's actually really sweet. Smith doesn't have me converted that easily though.
Question 4. What do you think of the title?
I really like the title "The Comeback Season," and obviously it has a double meaning in the book which I like. It's not as good as "The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight," but to be fair to Smith I think that's my favourite book title of all time.
Question 5. Favourite quote!
“Hi,' he says.
'Hi,' she says back, and then to her great surprise, she begins to cry.
'You know,' Nick says as he hands her a tissue from the bedside table,' for all this talk about how you don't cry, you sure are sprouting a lot of water.”
Overall: For a really, really simple book I didn't quite get the ending. If what I think is happening, what Smith seems to suggest, I'm not a very happy young lady. However, Smith's writing is again one of my favourite things to read and reminds me most of what I love about 3rd person writing. I am getting so excited about "This Is What Happy Looks Like." Only another month to go! (At time of writing- March 2nd)
What did you think of this book? What would you like us to review next?
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