tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post1897912846217850222..comments2024-03-26T05:16:51.801-04:00Comments on Girls Just Reading: Julie's Review: CartwheelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00850572015439464123noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-74536333241248010272013-11-19T12:02:52.061-05:002013-11-19T12:02:52.061-05:00don't let me talk you out of it. There are ple...don't let me talk you out of it. There are plenty of other bloggers who loved it. That's the great thing about reading, we can all have different opinions. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805703235065408842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-9189902350573813822013-11-17T20:21:32.428-05:002013-11-17T20:21:32.428-05:00Too bad you didn't end up liking it. I havent ...Too bad you didn't end up liking it. I havent read it but I was sort of looking forward to. Now I'm not so sure. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-45267048080746880352013-11-07T09:00:23.718-05:002013-11-07T09:00:23.718-05:00I don't mind character driven plots. In fact, ...I don't mind character driven plots. In fact, I find them fascinating but there has to be something fascinating about them, even if I don't like them. I found none of them interesting. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805703235065408842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-60637965913556889892013-11-07T07:19:48.705-05:002013-11-07T07:19:48.705-05:00I read this, and I'm afraid I don't agree ...I read this, and I'm afraid I don't agree with two of your points, mainly that the book was disappointing. Here's what I thought.<br /><br />CARTWHEEL is an examination of how people think of themselves and how others see them, how easily misunderstandings occur, and how the innocent can appear guilty. <br /><br />Jennifer DuBois based her story on a true one from the headlines, which anyone can do. But she does with it what few writers come close to doing. Her novel A PARTIAL HISTORY OF LOST CAUSES received many great reviews and awards, but here’s a prediction: CARTWHEEL will do even better.<br /><br />The story: Lily is a US citizen and student living in Buenos Aires to study there for a semester. She stays in someone’s home with another student, Katy. Eventually, Katy is murdered, and Lily is arrested as the suspect. <br /><br />DuBois tells the story through the eyes of different characters. In this way, we see how they see themselves and each other, and how they perceive and misconceive others’ actions and events.<br /><br />Warning: DuBois does something many readers normally dislike. She goes off on tangents; that is, she sometimes has characters, especially Lily’s father, remember events that happened years ago. Her intention, it seems, is to show how one event leads to another and to another, and so on. Other authors do this, too, and it’s boring and tedious. But DuBois’ descriptions are riveting.<br /><br />Although, as I said, this is a story, and there is plot, CARTWHEEL is mostly character driven. And that is another warning. Some readers prefer plot-driven novels, and CARTWHEEL is not that. CARTWHEEL is a beautifully written and riveting character study as they are set in this story of an American girl accused of murder. <br /><br />This review is of an ARC provided by Random House and won through atrandom.com.techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.com