Reviews

Skinny Melon And Me by Jean Ure

chezorama's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

straaawbs's review against another edition

5.0

I loved Skinny Melon and Me! It's set in a time when Doc Martens were fashionable, and revolves around one girl's relationship with her sweet-yet-geeky hippie stepfather. It's set in a diary form, it's easy to read, and it's cute to see the girl begin to warm to Slimy Roland. The poor guy will do anything to impress her, and now I think he'd be very likable, but you have to remember that the girl, Cherry, is only eleven. I think in that way it was probably true to eleven-year-olds. Roland wasn't 'cool' so she didn't like him. That's fair when you're that age.

There are lots of cute picture messages which Slimy would push under Cherry's door, so they're fun to interpret. Oh, and you get to see some letters her mum writes to a friend in Dallas. All the mum can talk about is Cherry Cherry Cherry, which vaguely annoyed me, but it gives you an adult's perspective.

There's also a deadbeat dad to contend with. I don't know. Thanks to my stable home, I never had to go through parents divorcing or stepfathers or anything of the like. I still really enjoyed the book though. Maybe kids from 'broken' families could get even more from it.

woodland_girl's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75