DAKOTA [upon me reading this review to him]: It's a book that's good about people with cancer, but a book that's not so good about...[pause for hand flapping]...people.
By which he means, 'would have been better if it had less 'book' in it.'
He was SO relieved to hear this review, because his friends are all raving about it and he came away from it going....you guys....how do I explain why it's good....but it's not that kind of good.....
Getting to hear your *sense* of a thing converted into crisply clear discussion by a clear thinker and writer - is how kids ever turn into clear thinkers and writers.
Clearly I should read more of your reviews to him, cause there's some crossover in reading in our household :D
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Date: 2013-01-20 11:06 pm (UTC)By which he means, 'would have been better if it had less 'book' in it.'
He was SO relieved to hear this review, because his friends are all raving about it and he came away from it going....you guys....how do I explain why it's good....but it's not that kind of good.....
Getting to hear your *sense* of a thing converted into crisply clear discussion by a clear thinker and writer - is how kids ever turn into clear thinkers and writers.
Clearly I should read more of your reviews to him, cause there's some crossover in reading in our household :D