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Liked It “The language of this book was so beautiful, that I found myself reading it out loud. I loved the story within a story and the romance, but for me it was all about the words.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I like the tone and style of this book. But it lacked a plot - so I found it heavy going. Intertwined in the narrator's story is the story that Rose Anna writes and which I really didn't enjoy at all. The idea is a interesting one, but for me it didn't work. |
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“The language of this book was so beautiful, that I found myself reading it out loud. I loved the story within a story and the romance, but for me it was all about the words.”
Dolores S wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ Reviewed by Angie Fisher for TeensReadToo.com
TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Sunday, July 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In a world full of technology, Victor is elated when he finds an old Royal typewriter at a garage sale. Doesn't matter that he isn't a writer.
Not one to hang out much with friends, Victor comes across an old book while going through items from his mom's hippie community living days. It recommends one write naked in order to find the "story within."
He figures he has nothing to lose...until he looks out the window to find he's being spied on. By a girl.
Full of voice and innocence, WRITE NAKED takes the reader on Victor's journey of self-discovery of a world he didn't realize existed, until he allows himself to stop and pay a bit more attention.
While I found myself annoyingly patronized by the theme of global warming and the "world-coming-to-an-end" lecture, I did enjoy the voices and the bonding of the two main characters.
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“Let me start off by saying that I liked this book. I liked how it was written and I liked the story itself. With that being said, there was something missing in this story. I can't explain what it is, but I didn't really buy the relationship between the two main characters. It just seemed...odd. That, and I really got bored with the actual story that Rosa Anna was writing. ”
Katie T wrote this review Sunday, March 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I like the tone and style of this book. But it lacked a plot - so I found it heavy going. Intertwined in the narrator's story is the story that Rose Anna writes and which I really didn't enjoy at all. The idea is a interesting one, but for me it didn't work.
CMeyrink wrote this review Sunday, December 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Editorial Review:
Sixteen-year-old Victor, a thoughtful loner who tries to live his life “under the radar,” wants to test out the saying “You have to be naked to write.” When he sneaks off with an old Royal typewriter to his uncle’s cabin deep in the Vermont woods and strips off his clothes, he expects Thoreau-like solitude. What he gets is something else—both funny and, as his high school English teacher likes to say, “transformative.” For he discovers a face in the window watching him—Rose Anna, a homeschooled free spirit with an antique fountain pen and a passion to save the planet. Their unexpected encounter marks the beginning of an inspired writing partnership—and a relationship as timeless and eager as the Vermont woods in spring.
A strikingly original debut novel that introduces two storytellers with different kinds of tales: one—in Victor’s unforgettable voice—a quirky, contemporary love story; the other—by Rose Anna—an ecological fantasy featuring a tiny heroic newt. Together, the teens explore the possibility of connections – to one another, the woods outside, and the world beyond.”
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