I finished reading Judy Blume's new book In the Unlikely Event- and I have mixed feelings about it. I love Judy Blume- I read her books when I was a teenager (like most teen girls) and related to the characters and situations. But this book (set in the 1950's) is harder to relate too and I think its because of the MULTIPLE (like 20) points of view. I found it hard to get attached to any character, when the POV kept switching between so many different people - all related or known to each other in some way- but still difficult to care for an individual. The only people I cared for were the plane crash victims- I was heartbroken when the first plane went down, devastated when the second went down and just (should've been expecting it by now) distraught when the third when down. All those innocent lives lost. I did enjoy seeing how the town (both the community and individuals) dealt with the tragedies. Such a horrible thing to happen- people deal with grief in different ways, even if they didn't know anyone personally on the planes. Its still a shock. The writing is good, Judy Blume is an excellent writer, its just by the end of the novel- I really didn't care for a majority of the characters- I just wanted to know how it ended and tied all together.
Overall: 3/5
Goal: 42/55
Overall: 3/5
Goal: 42/55