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This book confused me. I spent the first several chapters feeling mostly disappointed, but also frustrated, because I really wanted to love it and I wasn't sure that I did...love it, that is.

Taylor was such an unlikable character that was full of annoying teenage angst. She almost came off as spiteful and petulant. I couldn't understand her, or the strange world she lived in. At first, it didn't make much sense, and I was trying to grasp all the pieces of the puzzle that were being thrown at us, bit by bit. The townies and the cadets and all the houses and this battle that the three groups were caught up in, each led by one character. Taylor being one, Griggs, and Santiago.

Then there's this whole other story being told about 5 friends, an accident that brought them together, and a life that they lived together. It takes a while to clarify that this back story is important and directly connected to current events. Then there are Taylor's dreams of a boy in a tree, which also don't make any sense.

So that whole set up was quite confusing for me, and hard to follow. However, once the pieces started to come together, and I started to understand and see the bigger picture and connect all the dots...well, I found it to be heart wrenching and incredibly beautiful and amazing.

I loved the relationship that blossomed between Griggs and Taylor. I loved the friendships that were created, the bonds that formed, the different set of characters and their quirks. Once the story was over, I felt it leaving a mark, and it stayed with me long after I had finished it.

The only reason I wasn't able to give it 5 stars was Taylor. Even though I sympathized with her and rooted for her, I found her so annoying. Her sudden bouts of irritability and crabbiness and the way she'd sulk like a child were frustrating, and although I understood where she came from, it didn't mean I was OK with the way she treated her friends and loved ones.

Otherwise, a wonderfully told story, with so much beauty and tragedy intertwined.


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On The Jellicoe Road Melina Marchetta 9780670070299 Books Reviews

(Note My husband and I share this account, but this review is from me.)

A long, long time ago, back when Obama was still using a map to get around the White House and the word “okay” wasn’t romantic in the least, I read YA author Kirsten Hubbard’s blog post about her favorite book, Jellicoe Road.

It quickly became my favorite, too, which is why I was shocked today when I discovered I had never reviewed it. Must. Fix. Immediately.

Back then, I had never heard of Jellicoe Road. Couldn’t even find it in my local bookstore. Looking back, it seems ridiculous, the idea that this book was hard to find—not because it’s so widely known now but because books this good should be easy to find.

But it’s also fitting In a lot of ways, Jellicoe Road is a book that sneaks up on you. It’s not the book you see on a table in Barnes & Noble but the one your friend forces into your hand after loving it so very much. It’s the kind of story that may take some time to like, but once you do, you’ll fall in love.

I didn’t have one of those experiences, by the way. I was hooked from page one. But a lot of other people—fans of the book—say it’s hard to get interested in the beginning. That it’s confusing. And I can see how that may be the case. But what they say, and what I say, is this Don’t give up. Get through the first 100 pages or so, even if you’re confused. Even if you have no idea where this is going or how these unrelated storylines connect or why some chapters are italicized.

Don’t give up.

If Marchetta’s beautiful prose isn’t enough to convince you, if you’re not halfway in love with every character in the book, then keep reading because I promise you it’ll be worth it.

In the end, Marchetta takes all of these threads she’s been weaving throughout the novel and ties them together in one of those complicated knots that look way easier to tie than they actually are. Which is a much wordier way of saying the pieces of this story come together slowly and intricately, and by the time you hit The End, you’ll see the brilliance in Marchetta’s storytelling.

This review could go on and on. I could talk forever about Marchetta’s writing. It’s truly beautiful

“My body becomes a raft and there's this part of me that wants just literally to go with the flow. To close my eyes and let it take me. But I know sooner or later I will have to get out, that I need to feel the earth beneath my feet, between my toes—the splinters, the bindi-eyes, the burning sensation of hot dirt, the sting of cuts, the twigs, the bites, the heat, the discomfort, the everything. I need desperately to feel it all, so when something wonderful happens, the contrast will be so massive that I will bottle the impact and keep it for the rest of my life.”

I could talk forever about the romance, which is slow-building and sweet and perfect

“No,” I say, looking up at Griggs. “It’s actually because my heart belongs to someone else.” And if I could bottle the look on his face, I’d keep it by my bedside for the rest of my life.”

I could talk forever about the two stories and how they connect and how at the very end I was in tears over it all. How I cry each time I read this even though I know how it’s all going to shake out.

I could talk forever about Jellicoe Road, but I only need to say this This is a really wonderful book—worthy of its Printz award in every way—my favorite of all time, and a novel you should most definitely read right away.
This book confused me. I spent the first several chapters feeling mostly disappointed, but also frustrated, because I really wanted to love it and I wasn't sure that I did...love it, that is.

Taylor was such an unlikable character that was full of annoying teenage angst. She almost came off as spiteful and petulant. I couldn't understand her, or the strange world she lived in. At first, it didn't make much sense, and I was trying to grasp all the pieces of the puzzle that were being thrown at us, bit by bit. The townies and the cadets and all the houses and this battle that the three groups were caught up in, each led by one character. Taylor being one, Griggs, and Santiago.

Then there's this whole other story being told about 5 friends, an accident that brought them together, and a life that they lived together. It takes a while to clarify that this back story is important and directly connected to current events. Then there are Taylor's dreams of a boy in a tree, which also don't make any sense.

So that whole set up was quite confusing for me, and hard to follow. However, once the pieces started to come together, and I started to understand and see the bigger picture and connect all the dots...well, I found it to be heart wrenching and incredibly beautiful and amazing.

I loved the relationship that blossomed between Griggs and Taylor. I loved the friendships that were created, the bonds that formed, the different set of characters and their quirks. Once the story was over, I felt it leaving a mark, and it stayed with me long after I had finished it.

The only reason I wasn't able to give it 5 stars was Taylor. Even though I sympathized with her and rooted for her, I found her so annoying. Her sudden bouts of irritability and crabbiness and the way she'd sulk like a child were frustrating, and although I understood where she came from, it didn't mean I was OK with the way she treated her friends and loved ones.

Otherwise, a wonderfully told story, with so much beauty and tragedy intertwined.