Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, Lynd Ward Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Johnny Tremain
Book Review: Are We Reading the Same Book?
Summary: 1 Stars
...Before I read it, my sister had told me horror stories on how BAD it was, and I didn't believe, or listen to her. Now, in the Future, I realizied I should have.Johnny Tremain is the story of Johnny, a 14 year old silversmith's apprentice who is a very talented and un-caring boy. One day, his hand get burned, which cancels all hopes of becoming a talented silversmith. The plot starts out promising, but then rapidly goes downhill as one thing after another goes wrong. Not only is that depressing, but the main character shows absolutely no feeling or connection with what is going on; which is the major downfall of the book. Even though I can see how it might be deemed worthwhile by some people, I myself feel that the subject matter and wording are innapropriate for the recommended reading age.
***NOT A MUST-READ***
I can not believe this book won Newberry medal, for what? Worst book ever written? Well, Johnny, that's the only award you deserve.
Book Review: Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
I literally read this book in two hours. I could not put it down. It was suspenseful, dramatic and well written. It is deserving of the Newberry. Absolutely brilliant.Book Review: Awful, Horrible Piece of Literature (If you could call it that)
Summary: 1 Stars
Johnny Tremain is the absolute worst book I have ever read in my entire life, hands down. No book has filled me with such a sense of dread as I opened it like Johnny Tremain has. The way this book is written is as follows;
*30 Pages of Filler
*One page of plot
For the entire book. That's really it. This haphazardly thown together clump of ink and pulped wood is like a swirling vortex of bad writing and mediocrity. I would not wish this book on anybody. not even my worst foes. I promise you if Amazon had a way to input stars lower then one, that vote would be mine for this book. Teachers; Don't let this be used in class. Everybody else; Spare yourself the misery and torment you would otherwise bring upon yourself by so much as reading the first paragraph.
Book Review: BEST Book Ever!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is GREAT!! It may be slow at the beginning, but every book has its boring points. The ending is a little sad but, you have to realize that is what LOTS of kids and people were going through. I would recomend this book to any one!Book Review: Best Book Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Johnny Tremain is one of Esther Forbes greatest books ever. It was worth the wait. I hope that Esther Forbes will write many more books as good as Johnny Tremain. I would even take a book half as good as Johnny Tremain. Thank You Esther Forbes for writing this great novel.