Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Ellen Foster
Book Review: A female Huck Finn
Summary: 4 Stars
This book seems heavily influenced by Twain's Huckleberry Finn, in style and content. The young girl's journey takes place in modern America and stays within the confines of her home county, but the similarity between the two books is quite evident. Gibbons is no Twain, but her writing is very good and the characters well-drawn. I highly recommend it.Book Review: A good book if your looking for insight into the human sprit
Summary: 4 Stars
Kaye Gibbons's Ellen Foster is a story of perseverance in the face of pain. Ellen is a girl who must endure terrible hardships through her young life, yet still remains brave, strong, and brash. A true monument to the human spirit, Ellen is a bright character who even with her awful circumstances is aware of the suffrage of others. From the destruction and pain brought by her drunken father and the deaths of those close to her, Ellen brings an unshakable enthusiasm and vitality, when many would lose the desire to endure. What begins as a gut-wrenching tale of a child's pain drives forth into a world of compassion, hope, and humor!Book Review: A great short book, but quite involving
Summary: 4 Stars
If you are picking up this book because it is short, that's fine, but if you don't want to get a book where you're involved, a book where you actually feel things, then don't read Ellen Foster.Ellen Foster has experienced her mother's, grandmother's and father's deaths. She is jumping around from leaf to leaf and looking for a permanant family.
This book jumps between time periods, when she is looking for a new family and when she has found a new family.
Ellen obviously can survive this because of her witty, aridly humorous take on life.
You can really understand her life because of Kaye Gibbons's brilliant depictions of what it is like to be misunderstood, to not know where you belong.
You will enjoy this book if you're looking for a book you can really get into, feel, and love. You will also find a laugh or two inside of the book, but you might have to look real hard!
Book Review: A gripping, compelling read
Summary: 5 Stars
Eleven-year-old Ellen Foster is an orphan, abused and neglected by her parents and finally abandoned (after her mother's death)to a series of cold or uncaring relatives. With courage, wit, and native intelligence, she finds her own path to salvation.Sound familiar? - Like lots of other comtemporary books about child abuse? Yes, but there's a difference: the understated, matter-of-fact telling of the story that makes this book so special. In Ellen Foster, Gibbons uses her beautiful language, literary acumen, and attention to detail to craft a clean, small spare portrait, a gift to all readers.
Book Review: A heart-warming story of a young girl's struggles
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is an uplifting and inspirational story of a young girl who overcomes many struggles in her life. After the tragic death of her mother, Ellen is left to face her abusive father all alone. At first, she stays with her father and tries to make it on her own. Later, however, when the situation becomes even worse, Ellen begins to search for a better option. It was a hard and long search, but after many disappointments she finally finds her way to a safe and loving home. By achieving her goal, Ellen shows us that anything is possible if we only put our mind to it. She is an inspiration to anyone who dreams of a better life. This book has to be one of the best I have read in a very long time. I had my doubts at first, considering it was assigned reading from a teacher, but it turned out to be an excellent book, and I will defiantly have to add it to my collection of favorites. It was, however, a rather difficult book to read because of the lack of quotation marks and jumps from the past to the present. Although this book was different from any other I have ever read, it is one filled with inspiration and emotion. I have to suggest that everyone read this book at least once in thir life, especially anyone who is, or knows anyone who is in a abusive situation. This book would be sure to fill them with hope for a better life, and show them that anyone, even the very young can do something to change their lives.