Saving Francesca

Marchetta has a talent for characterization. Her characters think and feel in ways that are realistic, ways we as readers almost don't want to admit that we think and feel in real life. They grow and learn about themselves and about their fellow characters, their interactions raw despite the fact that Marchetta's writing style constantly feels light, as if it's skimming the surface....more

Marchetta has a talent for characterization. Her characters think and feel in ways that are realistic, ways we as readers almost don't want to admit that we think and feel in real life. They grow and learn about themselves and about their fellow characters, their interactions raw despite the fact that Marchetta's writing style constantly feels light, as if it's skimming the surface. But with stories like SAVING FRANCESCA, that skimming, that little window into life, is all the reader needs. Francesca and her friends are people who can be identified with without having to try. What happens on the page speaks for itself so strongly that very little actually has to be said. This is a great book for people who are going through or have already been through that tough time in life when everything seems to be spinning out of control.   hide

Melina Marchetta is a really good author when looking for someone like us with, problems that could be similar to ours. the way she writes these books with the thoughts of the characters is i nice change from all the other Fantasy books i read.

loved it to bits, it had an insight and a truth that inspired me

It was okay. I didn't find myself connect with the storyline,like I did with Looking for Alibrandi.