6/28/2023 0 Comments Words on fire jennifer nielsenThere's some violence, scariness, and dread, but it's vague and lacks intensity. The supporting characters are also solid but not quite as colorful as it seems like they could be, and they're a little hard to get to know, too. This makes it hard for the reader to have a real emotional connection with her.īut there's enough of a story here, in an unusual time and place, to hold the interest of kids who enjoy historical fiction, and cleverly introduces some literary concepts like symbolism through the story-within-the-story of the girl, the snake, and the bear. Instead, she mostly just keeps repeating that books are important because they keep culture, history, language, and ideas alive. The plot is steady, but neither it nor main character Audra have much spark or punch to them because Nielsen doesn't take advantage of the important moments to really show Audra's changing understanding and appreciation of books. Nielsen doesn't bring much fire to her words in this unusual story with a lot to teach about the importance of books and literature.
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