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A review by manwithanagenda
Return to Gone-Away by Elizabeth Enright
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
As a child, to discover a place like Gone-Away Lake would have been a dream come true. I loved the book and read it many, many times. The sequel I remembered very little of, and, over time, decided it just wasn't as good.
'Return to Gone-Away' does have a different feel to it, but is just as engaging. It may speak more to adults seeing as how most of it is the fantasy of discovering beautiful, useful things to go around your fixer-upper Victorian as well as some other beautiful things that are free to be sold to pay for other renovations. A superb fantasy that may go over most children's heads.
I am shocked and appalled that everyone cheered the removal of a porch from Villa Caprice.
Gone-Away Lake
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'Return to Gone-Away' does have a different feel to it, but is just as engaging. It may speak more to adults seeing as how most of it is the fantasy of discovering beautiful, useful things to go around your fixer-upper Victorian as well as some other beautiful things that are free to be sold to pay for other renovations. A superb fantasy that may go over most children's heads.
I am shocked and appalled that everyone cheered the removal of a porch from Villa Caprice.
Gone-Away Lake
Previous: 'Gone-Away Lake'