Reviews for December

The average rating for December based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-01-18 00:00:00 Leslie Ross I don't think I have ever said this before about a book - but it was just too realistic. By which I mean, too many sighs, too many dumb comments, a couple with a sad marriage that I have totally seen in real life, a conflict that's interesting but ultimately goes nowhere. Blah, mundane, disappointing. December is about an eleven year old girl Isabelle who, one day, inexplicably, falls mute and proceeds to remain such for almost a year. Trauma? Spicy event that triggered this? Nope. She just felt like it. The concept of someone falling into silence is interesting, certainly it shows you how much power silence has and how it can shake up a family dynamic, but guess what is also is - BORING. This book really needed more action. Isabelle's not talking highlights the failing marriage (not that this was explored, we just got to witness it - overbearing obnoxious critical woman and cuckolded extremely washed out husband) and makes their lives sad and complicated. Then one day it all ends just as randomly as it began. I didn't HATE this per se as much as it just wasn't worth the time.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-04-15 00:00:00 Pablo Alarcon canett The book is all about a little 11 year old girl Isabelle, who for some reason is has stopped talking. She does not have any siblings and is the only child of her parents, therefore whatever happens is between the three characters mostly. Its a very tense atmosphere, almost like both the parents are tip-toeing around each other to understand Isabelle, to see what will make her smile again, what will make her talk again or what could make her angry for no reason. The author Elizabeth H. Winthrop has defined all characters well. Each one having their own battles while dealing with belle. On the other hand Bella is also having her own thing going on in her head, she has stopped talking out of her own will, and only has expressions to share and a lot of bottled up feelings. Nowhere is it mentioned, how she comes to such a situation and you might keep wondering. How the spell is broken is another angle and then it looks like everything is okay. I have given it a 3 stars, because it keeps you hooked till the end, wondering will she talk now, or not. And the testing times between the parents seem so real, you almost wish you were not around them.