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Sofia the Great from Platypire Reviews recommended this book to me for Hispanic Heritage Month, and even though this review is very, very late, I did read the book during Hispanic Heritage Month as suggested.

When I finished reading this book, I felt largely confused still, and talking to Sofia about it made me feel like I really didn't understand the book at all. But then I read the book blurb again, and I think that we just understood the book differently, and that's actually perfectly okay. I completely understand how she reached the conclusion that she did, but I think I saw something in the pictures she didn't which led to my different interpretation.

So basically, I think the whole love story was entirely a figment of Glory's imagination during a psychotic break. My evidence (because that's important for a claim of this magnitude), the facility Glory is admitted to has the same address and logo as her supposed boyfriend's school, and the chief administrator's name is the same as the founder of the school for boys (which her boyfriend is supposed to attend.) Additionally, pictures that are supposed to have come from Frank (her boyfriend), are shown with Glory's signature at the end of the book.

So Sofia basically read a love story of a troubled piano prodigy, while I got to experience a psychotic break with Glory. I think I actually prefer to be on my end of that (which may be part of why it was my experience in the first place.)

I'm not really sure how to rate this book though, because for me it was neither good nor bad, and as it was mostly pictures, there isn't really a story arc to talk about (especially since I'm still not even sure if I understood what the pictures were supposed to be conveying. Seriously, even with my evidence, I'm not sure my reality is really real.) So I'm going to call this 3 out of 5 stars because it was just middle of the road, although I am still thinking about it over a month later, so I guess that should count for something, maybe.


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Chopsticks Jessica Anthony Rodrigo Corral Books Reviews

A love story told via photos? So very interesting and unique. I thought "love story" was also utterly heartbreaking. Such a well done piece of story telling.
This was so unique and so wonderful!
Honeslty after "reading" this book I hated it but I discussed the book with other people and I turned out to like it alot. Because we found clues that i had totally missed while reading it. With this book you need to look back at it to understand completely the plot. You'll like it I promise.
A novel form .
Its a psychological mystery that should intrigue the observant and inquisitive
from archaeologists to linguists, to scrap-bookers, to graphic novel afficiondi.

Falling in love, and being a bit crazy is confusing.

An amazing collage of clues kept me flipping back and forth for bits and pieces to
fill in the story as it developed. What happened or happens to a boy and a girl
from different worlds who are trying to cope in families who have lost much.

Narration? None needed. But narration was as present as in any
film or poem.

Though quick to read, it made me work and pulled me into the sadness
and flashing glimmers of hope and life portrayed.

I am still not sure I know the story. I may never. But it is fun to rethink and re-read.

Try it, you may like it. But if you do, it may haunt you.

Richard
This book was great. It's told in all pictures and very little words. It's crazy how much you can see from these pictures. I was thinking it'd be confusing without lots of words but I understood everything. It's really kind of mind-blowing and it made me think. I wasn't expecting the ending or that I would enjoy it as much as I did! I think this is a book you just need to experience for yourself without knowing much about it. I'd recommend it!
Finished Jan. 2013

Okay, so, I finished this tonight...Within about an hour and a half or so..(had to keep stopping to talk to my kids, respond to messages, etc). It's good. I think I understand the ending and what happened. And why she is missing.

I do plan on getting this book for my bookshelf as soon as I can find it & get it.

Anyone who wants a quick easy "read", I suggest you pick up this book.

It's so original how they tell the story through pictures, letters/postcards and a few I.M.'s. If I could find more books like this, I would definitely give them a try.
I adore this book! I purchased it as it was required reading for one of my classes, but I have read it multiple times since finishing the class. The first time I read the book I was a little underwhelmed, but since I'd heard so many good things about the book, and since it was a quick read I decided to read it through a second time and I am so glad that I did! I noticed so many things that I didn't notice the first time I read the book, and my view on how the book ended was completely changed. Every time I read this book, I notice something new that I hadn't picked up on the first time that I read the book. As a reader, you can see how much thought went into this book, from the parallels in the stories, to the working youtube links, the book really shines! I would both recommend this to readers, and also to teachers to put this book in their junior high and high school classrooms. It is well thought out, with a lot to discuss and would be great for reluctant readers!
Sofia the Great from Platypire Reviews recommended this book to me for Hispanic Heritage Month, and even though this review is very, very late, I did read the book during Hispanic Heritage Month as suggested.

When I finished reading this book, I felt largely confused still, and talking to Sofia about it made me feel like I really didn't understand the book at all. But then I read the book blurb again, and I think that we just understood the book differently, and that's actually perfectly okay. I completely understand how she reached the conclusion that she did, but I think I saw something in the pictures she didn't which led to my different interpretation.

So basically, I think the whole love story was entirely a figment of Glory's imagination during a psychotic break. My evidence (because that's important for a claim of this magnitude), the facility Glory is admitted to has the same address and logo as her supposed boyfriend's school, and the chief administrator's name is the same as the founder of the school for boys (which her boyfriend is supposed to attend.) Additionally, pictures that are supposed to have come from Frank (her boyfriend), are shown with Glory's signature at the end of the book.

So Sofia basically read a love story of a troubled piano prodigy, while I got to experience a psychotic break with Glory. I think I actually prefer to be on my end of that (which may be part of why it was my experience in the first place.)

I'm not really sure how to rate this book though, because for me it was neither good nor bad, and as it was mostly pictures, there isn't really a story arc to talk about (especially since I'm still not even sure if I understood what the pictures were supposed to be conveying. Seriously, even with my evidence, I'm not sure my reality is really real.) So I'm going to call this 3 out of 5 stars because it was just middle of the road, although I am still thinking about it over a month later, so I guess that should count for something, maybe.