This book was so fast-paced and corny and kind of reminded me of a Wattpad story. Never blindly picking a book from my school's library again. Why wasThis book was so fast-paced and corny and kind of reminded me of a Wattpad story. Never blindly picking a book from my school's library again. Why was he kidnapped by a witch hobo and why was the dad chill with it? Why did the mother die and like that was it? Nothing was ever really done. Dad never really showed any sadness and was never there for them but it was never discussed in any kind of emotional way. It was just plain and simple, he was not there. This gives me hope that I can write a novel. Did this even sell? There is no possible way this sold. It is set in the Great Depression and its genre is labeled as historical fiction on the back, but nothing in this book besides the fact that they were poor even shows that. If I read this book without knowing it was during the Great Depression, I'd definitely have to really think about it and connect poverty and hobos together and get the Great Depression. The characters were all written to be so unlikable. I had the narrator, I don't care that she is only thirteen and has a dead mother, how she was written was so annoying. I hate when a text uses "!" at the end of an internal thought. What are you yelling for??? What are you that excited about in your head??? No one talked to me for three days my brain has been rotted by this novel....more
**spoiler alert** Okay, to start this off, I did not really like it. If I am being honest, I am left more confused than when I first started this book**spoiler alert** Okay, to start this off, I did not really like it. If I am being honest, I am left more confused than when I first started this book - and I knew nothing about Burkina Faso, being a fed, or pretty much anything discussed in this book, so that is an amazing accomplishment.
I don't understand how our narrator/main character fell in love with Sankara despite barely knowing him. She also says multiple times about how he is a communist, and she hates communism, but then turns around and says she hopes her sons grow up to be just like him.
Why does this woman want her sons to be like a man who cheated on his wife (while having children as well) and is an authoritarian communist (who fired teachers on strike and didn't allow unions to form, because he wanted to stay in power). I am very confused, like I've said.
Thomas Sankara was portrayed very complexly, which I like, I like a complex character. But he is real and the only complex character, meaning that the author didn't even have to come up with his personality herself. And I am not saying he is entirely dislikable, actually if anything the only dislikeable one is Marie. He was doing what he did, and Marie was being a weirdo.
She also hates everyone undeservingly, gives off such entitled vibes and spends the entire first half of the book telling us useless information about her sister.
I do like that Marie cares for her children and builds back up her relationship with her mother, I am a little envious of the farm and the Brownstone her father gave her. But that's all about Marie that I find tolerable, she is annoying.
The first-person point of view and journal entry type style, unpopular opinion, was refreshing. It was different and unique, so I liked that choice.
To conclude, I'm going to go read about Thomas Sankara to get to the bottom of whether this man was worthy of falling in love with him after a month or not. I wonder if his wife fell in love with him after a month....more
I did not like this book. it bored me, to be honest. but it was easy to read and not without its moments. i haven't read a similar story before, so atI did not like this book. it bored me, to be honest. but it was easy to read and not without its moments. i haven't read a similar story before, so at least there's that. none of the characters are likable, aside from Yardley. not even carrie, the narrator, was likable. i didn't like the first book too much though, so im not sure why i thought the prequel would be any better. nonetheless, i read it. it was okay....more
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