Beryl W. reviewed on 10/6/2010 + 44 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I found something very disquieting about this story. I think the premise was good, a female child, Truly born with an untreated hormone disorder that causes her to grow from a huge baby to an even huger adult. She also has an older sister who is perfectly proportioned and beautiful. She grows up in a small town and has a huge range of experiences, and finally comes into her own in a neat, tidy ending. As I read, I often felt irritated and impatient, rolling my inner eyes at fantastical stretches of imagination that just did not add up, or behavior that was not age appropriate for a character. In spite of the fact that this story started in 1953, the descriptions of the town and especially the one room schoolhouse did not ring true to that time. This was rural New York in the 60's, a one room school house for her youth AND her nephews? That is a stretch... I felt this book was weighed down with stereotypes also. Just about every character was one or became one. I thought it was a rather depressing story, and though I usually enjoy stories about unusual people, this one just did not ring true. A story has to be at least somewhat believable to be credible, and this was not. Sorry.

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