tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post616556815651131810..comments2024-03-23T09:09:59.386-04:00Comments on ANNIE AND AUNT: New YorkAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668869030805539811noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-46206568408567710962011-05-27T22:13:52.723-04:002011-05-27T22:13:52.723-04:00I read it back in 2006. Henkes' novels tend to...I read it back in 2006. Henkes' novels tend to be kind of quiet and nuanced: they spend more time in the characters' heads than on action, which I like a lot. Sometimes, though, I feel he's bringing an adult sensibility to his kid characters. And I will confess that I felt I had to tell prospective parent buyers that one character talks about listening to his parents having sex -- not something you want to be blindsided by if you're reading it together.<br /><br />Come back and tell us what you think of it.<br /><br />He's got a new novel out this summer: Junonia, about a vacation where everything seems to be going wrong for an only child. I liked it more than Olive.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884808522573795909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-75890350062683611712011-05-25T22:45:28.420-04:002011-05-25T22:45:28.420-04:00Hi, Deborah!
I've Kevin Henke's Olive'...Hi, Deborah!<br />I've Kevin Henke's Olive's Ocean on my night stand for a few months now--have you read it?Zara Zuckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554115810108402532noreply@blogger.com