tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post4306960733746603431..comments2024-03-13T16:40:46.759-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: Ethan, SuspendedCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-27418939206546905512011-06-20T18:49:59.931-05:002011-06-20T18:49:59.931-05:00Two things that stood out for me, at least as an a...Two things that stood out for me, at least as an adult reading it in 2011 are:<br /><br />-How deftly Ehrenberg uses first-person narrative and flashbacks to keep the title character sympathetic - it can be a fine line between "good kid in a bad situation" and "entitled, spoiled bratty d-bag" and by the time you realize just how much of the latter Ethan is, he's already grown into a better person.<br /><br />-Just how "pre-housing-bubble-crash" Ethan's life back home is. At this point I doubt there's a real estate agent in the country whose kids think coupon-clipping, store-brand packaged food and clothes from a Walmart expy are "weird". Throw in a character blog that not only has spring 2007 dates on it but is on MySpace, and it's hard not to think of this as something that happened several years back to someone who is now graduating high school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-71647643418284402282007-10-29T12:04:00.000-05:002007-10-29T12:04:00.000-05:00I know someone who went to school with her and it ...I know someone who went to school with her and it sounds like they actually had a pretty good time. A different era, I think.<BR/><BR/>This sounds like a book I'd like--thanks for the review!elswherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682431666658202440noreply@blogger.com