Vicky Angel
Registered by RayneQueen of Binghamton, New York USA on 7/1/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
I found Vicky incredibly annoying.
Sending to leeny37 as part of a relay. Enjoy!
Received today! Thanks very much for mailing it to me, let's see if I have a better experience with this one than you did!
From Amazon.com:
Jade and Vicky are as close as sisters and have been friends since nursery school. However, while Vicky is outgoing and bubbly, Jade is quiet, and definitely the follower in the relationship. As the teens are leaving school one day, they have an argument. Vicky flounces off in a huff, crossing the street without looking. She is hit by a car and dies in the hospital. Remorseful, Jade returns to the spot where the accident happened. She encounters Vicky, now a ghost, who over the next several months takes to tormenting Jade, getting in the way of homework and new friendships. A teacher suggests that the young woman might benefit from grief counseling. In the final pages, when she gives evidence at the inquest, Jade, who has felt responsible for the death, allows herself to remember the events leading up to the accident. This is a well-written book by a popular British author, but somehow it just doesn't work: the ending is facile, as is the implication that her sudden recollection of what happened makes her "OK." Also, the idea that she would see a grief counselor without her parents' approval is interesting, but Mrs. Wainwright seems a little too good to be true, and the relationship and trust between the two develop too quickly. Still, the book may prove popular with reluctant readers who enjoy novels that portray teen angst.
From Amazon.com:
Jade and Vicky are as close as sisters and have been friends since nursery school. However, while Vicky is outgoing and bubbly, Jade is quiet, and definitely the follower in the relationship. As the teens are leaving school one day, they have an argument. Vicky flounces off in a huff, crossing the street without looking. She is hit by a car and dies in the hospital. Remorseful, Jade returns to the spot where the accident happened. She encounters Vicky, now a ghost, who over the next several months takes to tormenting Jade, getting in the way of homework and new friendships. A teacher suggests that the young woman might benefit from grief counseling. In the final pages, when she gives evidence at the inquest, Jade, who has felt responsible for the death, allows herself to remember the events leading up to the accident. This is a well-written book by a popular British author, but somehow it just doesn't work: the ending is facile, as is the implication that her sudden recollection of what happened makes her "OK." Also, the idea that she would see a grief counselor without her parents' approval is interesting, but Mrs. Wainwright seems a little too good to be true, and the relationship and trust between the two develop too quickly. Still, the book may prove popular with reluctant readers who enjoy novels that portray teen angst.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with RayneQueen on this one as I did also find Vicky rather annoying. I don't quite understand the appeal of this book for it to have made the BBC Top 100 list; it wasn't particularly interesting and the main characters weren't very endearing - Jade too much of a wallflower and Vicky just too out there. Although I suppose that was meant to be the whole point of the book but I just thought it wasn't much of a story. Oh wells, at least I can say I've read it and don't care much for it!
Journal Entry 5 by leeny37 at Prahran Hotel in Prahran, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (8/17/2006 UTC) at Prahran Hotel in Prahran, Victoria Australia
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I am bringing this with me to meet-up tonight, hopefully someone else will have a better experience with this book!
I am bringing this with me to meet-up tonight, hopefully someone else will have a better experience with this book!
Jacqueline Wilson's books have been recommended to me by some primary teachers I know.
Despite the previous reviews, I'm happy to 'give this one a go'. So... onto Mt TBR with it!
Despite the previous reviews, I'm happy to 'give this one a go'. So... onto Mt TBR with it!
Finally got around to reading this one as part of my 'Reduce Mt TBR' personal challenge for 2007.
I found this one and OK read, but, like RayneQueen and leeny37, wasn't overly fussed by the characterisation. I suspect that is partly due to my adult perspective and wonder whether a younger person wouldn't mind so much that the characters were so stereotypical and transparent.
I might leave this one somewhere where a young person is likely to find it - and hopefully find out!
I found this one and OK read, but, like RayneQueen and leeny37, wasn't overly fussed by the characterisation. I suspect that is partly due to my adult perspective and wonder whether a younger person wouldn't mind so much that the characters were so stereotypical and transparent.
I might leave this one somewhere where a young person is likely to find it - and hopefully find out!
