Reviews for Heaven

The average rating for Heaven based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-08-19 00:00:00 Kevin Lyons I expected a lot more from this book. Having been in a situation similar to Marley's, I felt I'd be able to really appreciate and understand the story. Also, I like Angela Johnson's writing and the book got a Coretta Scott King award. Sadly, I wasn't impressed by this particular story. I remember what it had felt like to find out my parents weren't who I'd thought. It's a really big thing to take on as a young person and there's a lot of reconfiguration of life, beliefs and...well, everything. I didn't feel Marley's character adequately portrayed the inner turmoil that shakes a girl up when she finds out she's not who she thought. Granted, some of that did come through, but it felt quick and painless, almost glossed-over. I expected to learn more about her relationship with Sugar, about Sugar's relationship with her family, about Feather's mother. I just wanted there to be more and it seemed too pat, too sweet, too dream-like, where everything's pretty and nothing means anything.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-10-17 00:00:00 Glenn Smith Heaven By: Angela Johnson Report by: Gracie S. Q1 #4 Overall main character: Marley Supporting characters: Uncle Jack, Momma, Poppa, and Butchy Butchy- Main Characters younger brother, Protagonist: Marley Antagonist: Uncle jack Setting: Heaven, OH Plot: Marley the main character in the book "Heaven" has always had an easy life you could say. She has a securing, nice lovable family in Heaven, OH, where she lived with momma, Pops and her brother Butchy. Marley has an uncle Jack who she receives and writes letters back to all the time. Marley had always been writing letters and receiving letters from Uncle Jack, but one day a letter came, a letter unlike any others. The letter turned her smile upside down and her life in a completely new direction. The letter from uncle jack said that he was her real father, her mother had died in a car crash, and the people that are so called "Momma and Pops" aren't really her real parents. I know I wouldn't be happy if someone else told I that they have been hiding it from me all along that my uncle is my ACTUAL dad. So either was she, Marley had a hard time wrapping her mind around all the lies, and the life she was meant to live. She doesnt know where she belongs in the world after a life-changing event like that. But after all those lies should she even believe that? After knowing a summary what happened in the start of the book don't you want to know the rest of the book of how she deals with an extremely dramatic life-changing event? Tensions will grow, in times like this who will she turn to, the person that sent her off to like with her aunt at a very young age having no remembrance of her parents and the life she was suppose to live or the person the lied to her for quite some time and tricked her into believing they were her biological parents? Obviously no boom just stops there, will she live in Heaven or will she go with her dad, I know but I'm not a spoiler, so I guess you will just have to read to find out! Star Rating:***** out of ***** Conclusion: Like I said I would rate this book high, five out of five stars. I really enjoyed the book Heaven because it's easy to feel bad for the main character Marley, because of the life-changing event. You know how hard it would be on you to be told that your perfect like wasn't so perfect at all. That the people you called family, the people that you called mommy and daddy were just a lie to make you feel like every thing was ok. This is why I find it easy to feel bad for her and connect with the story, not just that because I know someone who was told that they were adopted at a late age and how it was hard on them. I would recommend it to just about anyone that is old enough to read a chapter book. I think that there is a good chance they would find it relatable too. I think over all this was definitely a good choice my favorite thing about this book is how the author builds the suspense.