As to to characterisation, I did not like Maya at all. The novel has several positive inspiring moments, however I took issue with some aspects of the book and generally did not find it engaging until the last couple of chapters. But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. Maya, 15, has been adopted by wealthy parents and seems to have the picture-perfect family - that is, if you look past her alcoholic mother and the fact that Maya stands out like a sore thumb. Soon after, when he finds out he has two siblings, there is no exploration of how this affects him. At 18, he's shuffled between foster home after foster home, always careful never to get attached to anyone or anything, because it always gets taken away. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Ally Condie, author of The Matched Trilogy 'Far From the Tree is a touching story about the strength and love of unconventional families, and the unbreakable bond of siblings near and far. 商品詳細ページを閲覧すると、ここに履歴が表示されます。チェックした商品詳細ページに簡単に戻る事が出来ます。, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. It is my favorite book I've ever read about adoptees. She is an extremely irritating character who I would describe as self-absorbed and ungrateful. I found the book to be very slow-paced without much flow to it; the ideas were disjointed and made it hard to empathise with the characters. The following is a spoiler-free review. Every chapter hits the reader’s empathic core. When these three siblings come together, they find in themselves the place they can belong, while the secrets they guard threaten to explode... For fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and Nicola Yoon, Far From the Tree is a raw, compelling, and ultimately uplifting story of what it means to be family. I only wish that I could write as beautifully as Benway! Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Audrey, Wait!, the AKA series, and Emmy & Oliver. Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Far From the Tree by Robin Benway is the winner of the 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. It's not my type of story but I enjoy reading it. And Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother. Absolutely nothing bad to say. So you can go and think that you're some lone wolf, but you're not. Far from the Tree by Robin Benway Also by this author: Emmy & Oliver Published by HarperTeen on October 3rd 2017 Genres: Coming of Age, Contemporary, Young Adult Pages: 384 •Format: E-Book •Source: Overdrive Goodreads. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. She includes all the major hot-buttons for young adults: adoption, teen pregnancy, foster children, rejection, bullying, divorce, alcoholism, loneliness, fear, love and abandonment. Beautifully written story about finding your family. Robin grew up in Orange County, California, attended NYU, where she was the 1997 recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing, and is a graduate of UCLA. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including–Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. However, overall this novel is just missing something and it is hard to pinpoint what it is exactly because it appears to be several small things. Being the middle child has its ups and downs. Required fields are marked *. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition. The information about Far from the Tree shown above was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's online-magazine that keeps our members abreast of notable and high-profile books publishing in the coming weeks. The problem lies in how this novel was put together and the awkward characterisation. Far From the Tree has a promising plot which focuses on the intertwined lives of three adopted teenagers who find out they are siblings. National Book Award in Young Adult Literature, Book review of Want by Cindy Pon (Want #1), Review of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Having grown up the snarky brunette in a house full of chipper redheads, she’s quick to search for traces of herself among these not-quite-strangers. Benway received the National Book Award in Young Adult Literature for Far from the Tree. He rejects an opportunity of adoption because he fears rejection. It is the sort of book that will stay with you long after you have turned the last page and it will be the book that you shove into the hands of others because you know that they have to read it.
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