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Aquel verano by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

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bentersbookshelf's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

justajs's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

thejadedhippy's review against another edition

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5.0

there's something really beautiful about this book. the simplicity of it and the moving character stories and the evocative artwork. it's all very well done.

it's made from those moments of childhood that you look back on for decades before you totally absorb everything that happened or come to any conclusions about.

if you want something action/story-driven you might not enjoy this as much as I did, but I adore character driven plots and this is perfectly that. i sat down and read it in one go and highly recommend that you do the same.

sneeps's review against another edition

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2.0

I cared literally 0% about anyone but Rose's mom. Maybe it's the age I am now but nothing the girls or teens did held my interest at all.

Further thoughts a week later: I think the reason nothing really jazzed me about this story was that I had no connect to the main character, no idea of who she was or what she thought, besides wanting her parents to stop fighting and slut shaming teens - things I can get behind as a way of developing a character, but it felt like they stopped there. What did Rose learn from that summer watching teens love and fight and get in big trouble? How did her relationship with her mother change when she learned more about her mother's situation (did it even change at all)? I understand a child being self-centered and reactive and naive, and that's not bad for a character to be, but it felt like she remained the same throughout and learned absolutely nothing. Not a moment of genuine reflection from Rose. Also the art was beautiful but the teens were ugly and gross

sarkamatty's review against another edition

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5.0

Chápu že pro spoustu lidí tohle asi bude hrozně nudné, ale na to, že je to Jedno obyčejný léto, to vlastně vůbec obyčejný není. Jasně, moc se toho neděje a nečeká vás epický rozuzlení, ale já to brala od začátku jako kapitolu ze života a tak moc mi to připomínalo mě samotnou, když mi bylo cca 11/12/13, že nemám skoro žádný výhrady. Je to nádherně nakreslený, hlavní hrdinka je tak nějak správně pubertálně nesnesitelná a je to o létě. Zvládnete to za jedno odpoledne a bude to fajn odpoledne.