Advantages: simple story, convincing characters, interesting ideas Disadvantages: path of story predictable
...for them to play. As the story develops, it becomes increasingly clear that Tulip's home life is an unhappy one that drives her to spend as much time as possible away from home. Gradually, Natalie realises that everyone is aware of Tulip's situation but nobody seems to be trying to help her; instead, even Natalie's own mother labels her as 'evil'. Ultimately, the novel makes for uncomfortable reading: the final word, 'guilty' is set apart to emphasise ... ...her final chilling act destroys the link between herself and Natalie. The symbolism of this final 'game' is perfectly fitting and seems to suggest that Tulip is destined for an unhappy and unloved future. Even Natalie's dad, whose comments reveal a good understanding of Tulip's predicament, fails to help her and, collectively, these failures highlight and challenge our own reluctance to get involved. ...
brokenangelkisses 28.07.2008 (24.07.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of The Tulip Touch - Anne Fine
Advantages: keeps it's pace and you wont get bored. Disadvantages: some things are hard to understand.
The Tulip Touch is a very well wrote book about a girl who befriends another girl who is deeply disturbed. This is a really good read and keeps you interested throughout. Sadly it is hard to imagine yourself in the same position like in other books where you can relate to certain situations and events. I wouldn't recommend this to a younger audience because there are a few incidents that even i found a little disturbing. The storyline gets a little ... ...out what happens to the girl's friendship. As well as The Tulip Touch, Anne Fine has wrote 'The Road Of Bones', 'Flour Babies' and many more. She has also written for other age groups including: adults, young children and middle readers.
This book has a few moments where you will get confused but it then explains them later, for example, the games the 2 girls play have strange names that will baffel you but the writer goes on to explain them soon ...
nicky91 31.05.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of The Tulip Touch - Anne Fine
...and has writtin some of the best books around .i always love reading her books most witch have a really imaginitive side with childish points but when i picked up her latest book the tulip touch at a school book fair i could tell it was going to be diffrent from all her other books as i read it it did come more complicated i could tell it was for the older fans of ann fine not really for the kids but the teens it was suckh a touching book a real ...
superwoman 09.07.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of The Tulip Touch - Anne Fine
Advantages: its good Disadvantages: it would be good if you heard it from tulips point of view
...to people for no reason.in the end natalie ends the friendship with tulip- but obviosly its not that simple as she is just really making natalies life hell. so much happens that you cant remember it all. what i think would be good however is if you heard some of the story from tulips point of view. i would definatly recomend this book. so to anyone who is thinking of buying it i would say absolutly yes!!! ...
jadey12 14.10.2005
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