The one-in-a-million boy
Ratings12
Average rating4.2
One of those rare books that I wanted to start reading again as soon as I turned the last page.
Such wonderfully drawn characters and surprising turns of phrase give the book a warm, unique voice that had me gasping out loud. Used up a whole stack of post-it flags marking the bits I want to remember. The author used an interesting frame for telling the story, using taped interviews and lists as a way to tell backstory in alternating chapters, yet keeping you moving through the story's plot and connected to the characters.
A book that makes you feel good after reading it and start noticing the people around you who are lonely or struggling or just human, and recognizing they have more to them than you know.
This is a sweet story that gets the bitter parts out in the beginning, and then works through the resulting tangles as the book progresses. It's a very good book, and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good heartwarming story to read over a weekend. This book made me think of my own grandmother, who passed five years ago. She had come from Hungary when she was just a girl, and this book made me regret not getting to know her story better.
Original de: El Blog del Gato - El Extraño Gato del Cuento
En una de esas veces donde nada me convencía para leer, escogí el libro del que no sabía algo para ver si me sacaba de mi bloqueo. Uno Entre Un Millón me gustó un montón por la manera en la que logra construir la historia mezclando un montón de sentimientos.
Uno de los personajes principales básicamente no está, lo vemos solo en recuerdos o escrituras, pero está tan presente para todos los personajes del libro que es difícil asimilar que en realidad no forma parte “real” de la historia.
The One-In-A-Million Boy es un libro muy melancólico, es bonito de leer.
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How can something so suffused with pain be also sprinkled with glimpses of hope? I don't know,but it can.
How can a book starting with unbelievable disaster have such an uplifting end?
This book can.
3.5 stars. I really enjoyed learning about Miss Ona Vitkus' life and the author's writing. I can't figure out why I don't want to give it a higher rating though. I'll think about it and update review later.
This is a nice book and may appeal to those while looked “A Man Called Ove.”
Ona is a wonderful character and I really enjoyed her stories and memories of her youth and middle age. The boy, whose name we never learn, and his father are enriched immeasurably by developing friendships with her. The last five pages were unexpected and were a great ending to the book
The reason I knocked this book down a star was Belle. There's no question it's hard to lose a young child suddenly, but her characterization was flat and rude. She wasn't unlikeable because she was sad; she was unlikeable because she was selfish and her entire goal was to punish her ex-husband for the death of her child. The car trip she invites herself on is also a super weak part of the plot. Did she really love or want to marry Ted Ledbetter? No, I suggest that she “decided” to get married on that trip and asked her ex-husband as yet another sadistic act. Yet, I believe the author wants us to feel sorry for her. Nope! I honestly wish the author had left her character mostly out.