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Summary: From Bookreporter.com
Review: "Davis has created a lucid, compelling page-turner that defies categorization.
This is a stunning novel and Faith's story is uncomfortably tragic, brutally
honest and beautifully rendered. It is about pain and rebirth and the reality
behind all illusions. WONDER WHEN YOU'LL MISS ME is, quite simply, a great
novel."
--- Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman
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Summary: not to be redundant...
Review: ...but I also had a problem with the ending of this book. Its starts of wonderfully - and I even enjoy the circus part of the book - but why do we need to know so much about the circus soap opera? And if you are to be indulged by the side melodrama, then give me more. Don't just nit-pick and tell me parts of stories - tell me the whole thing. From beginning to end. I didn't feel like any part of the story was completely resolved - what she'd done before she left, her relationship with her mother, her relationship with Charlie or herself, any drama at the circus, or even her random new found love. Where did he come from? And Charlie's real secret was obvious from the beginning - I really wanted it to be more complex than that. Had real potential to be very good with a different type of story line, but it just falls short.
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Summary: A 2-Ring Circus
Review: A two-ring circus is a good way to think of this book. In the first ring we have Faith Duckle, who's gang-raped at a Homecoming game, institutionalized, and who goes on the run after maiming one of her attackers. In the second ring we have Annabelle Cabinet, the fugitive who joins the circus and sort of makes friends while scooping elephant waste. And in the third ring of the circus we have...nothing, which is the problem, because we readers need a better idea of what Faith/Annabelle is going to become once she deals with her problems. The obvious flaw of this book is that the author rushes to an unsatisfying sort-of-happy ending without any real resolution of the conflicts brought up in the story. Because Faith/Annabelle never really deals with her problems, is never forced to face the music for assaulting her classmate, the reader is left with the idea that when you have a problem, run from it and deal with it sometime later. In other words, Faith/Annabelle lives in a fantasy world where there are no consequences for her actions. In fact, one could say that her horrible act of violence leads her on the road to happiness. Is that really what the author WANTS us to think after reading the book? It's too bad the ending is so rushed, because the rest of the book is decent. It showed a lot of potential for a first novel. In the final analysis, though, I can't recommend this book, unless you're willing to come away unsatisfied for paying for a 3-ring circus and getting only 2-rings.
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Summary: Haunting Voice
Review: Amanda Davis' book with it's haunting voice of the fat girl will keep you curled up on the couch wanting to read more. I think everybody has an inner voice whether it's the" fat girl", the "ugly girl" or the just plain "nobody" that haunts them sometime in their life. I think it's a shame to loose Amanda Davis, with all her potential, so soon. The circus backdrop with its colourful carnie folks and the way Miss Davis writes from the view point of a 15 year old girl really make you feel a part of the story. Its a coming of age story in an age of uncertainty.
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Summary: Haunting Voice
Review: Amanda Davis' book with it's haunting voice of the fat girl will keep you curled up on the couch wanting to read more. I think everybody has an inner voice whether it's the" fat girl", the "ugly girl" or the just plain "nobody" that haunts them sometime in their life. I think it's a shame to loose Amanda Davis, with all her potential, so soon. The circus backdrop with its colourful carnie folks and the way Miss Davis writes from the view point of a 15 year old girl really make you feel a part of the story. Its a coming of age story in an age of uncertainty.
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Summary: I wanted more
Review: Davis' novel started with a bang and ended with, well, a trite cliche. The saga of Faith Duckle started off so engaging, it was thrilling and heartbreaking. But, I wanted some sort of resolution and I don't feel like I got that.
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Summary: A TEEN-AGER WHO GETS INSTRUCTIONS FROM HER ALTER-EGO
Review: Faith Duckle is the main character and "the fat girl" is her alter-ego. No one ever sees the fat girl, but she is a main force in the story. I have a tough time with many novels, but this one I enjoyed all the way through. A young teen aged girl, not socially acceptable, has many problems with most everyone including her mother. Half way through the book she earns stability through her own efforts after hooking up with a circus. You could certainly say that Faith is a mixed up kid and in the end she is an excited, accepted young lady. A good read.
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Summary: A TEEN-AGER WHO GETS INSTRUCTIONS FROM HER ALTER-EGO
Review: Faith Duckle is the main character and "the fat girl" is her alter-ego. No one ever sees the fat girl, but she is a main force in the story. I have a tough time with many novels, but this one I enjoyed all the way through. A young teen aged girl, not socially acceptable, has many problems with most everyone including her mother. Half way through the book she earns stability through her own efforts after hooking up with a circus. You could certainly say that Faith is a mixed up kid and in the end she is an excited, accepted young lady. A good read.
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Summary: One of my favorite books EVER
Review: I am astonished at the quality of Amanda Davis's prose. I'm overwhelmed by the at once harrowing and compelling story. I'm so excited that I found this young writer at the beginning of what is destined to be a remarkable career.
You can read the PW excerpt for the plot summary. What I want to tell you is that you must buy this book.
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Summary: Great coming-of-age
Review: I didn't expect to love this book as much as I did. Considering how many coming-of-age stories are published every year, it takes considerable talent to write one with as compelling a story as Faith's. The storytelling here is superb and the circus scenes made me want to run away and join one, too. I've already bought a copy for my sister and recommended it to my friends.
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