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And Me Among Them (2011)

by Kristen Den Hartog(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

155481054X (ISBN13: 9781554810543)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

FreeHand Books

review 1: Interesting to say the least, especially in a day when bullying is such a hot topic. I like how the author mixed historical giants and fairytales into the story about her giant girl. I also think the relationship between Ruth's parents and their reactions to their daughter is an interesting thing to pursue. If my child had some sort of condition like Ruth, would I response with denial, fear and embarrassment like James and Elspeth or would I enable my child to become more than an oddity?
review 2: It is always a great delight to find that a slim, little book can carry the largest, most astute story. The Girl Giant by Kristen den Hartog falls firmly into this category. The novel’s narrator, Ruth Brennan, is born in 1947 to a Canadian and his English war brid... moree, and begins to grow, and grow, and grow. Ruth also has the unusual gift of being able to see things others cannot, including rare insights into her parent’s feeling and motivations, as well as into their pasts. Her giantess status by the time she enters school ensures her ostracization and turns her inquisitive nature into loneliness and introversion. Until the summer her mother Elspeth returns to England for three weeks. During those three weeks both Ruth and her father experience changes that will irrevocably change their lives. Readers are given rare insight into the life of Ruth and into the war born marriage of James and Elspeth. Add in a dash of myth, folklore, and fact about giants and any reader would be pleased with the story; yet den Hartog takes things a bit further. Readers are taken along on an emotional journey as well. One that will not soon be forgotten as The Girl Giant is one of those uncommon books that are able to change a reader’s perception of the world around them, and should not be missed. The Girl Giant will be a book readers will want to discuss, and thus would be an excellent choice for reading groups. less

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