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Along for the Ride
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I’m just going to start this out saying that I love Sarah Dessen. Along for the Ride is definitely on my Dessen all time favorite list. Right up there with Just Listen and This Lullaby.
The characters is this novel are freaggin fabulous! That is one thing I can always count on with Dessen, she knows how to create a believable and relatable character no matter the situation. And Auden is no exception. I reveled in her transformation throughout the story. Ultimately that’s what this story was a bout for me, some people might see it as a love story, but for me is was a story of transformation.
Even though I’ve read almost every novel Dessen has written, it still surprises me how engrossed I can become in the atmosphere and settings that she creates. I mean the places she writes about are often based on actual places, but she has a knack for making them rich and enticing places. I mean a coffee place in the back of a laundromat, with pie! How ingenious is that!
I’ve read people complain about how every Dessen book is the same, and to some extent I agree with them. They follow similar plot lines, but each individual story is unique in it’s own way. I’ve never felt the same emotionally with any of her novels. She’s a spectacular writer. I’d love to see her do a male pov.
Along for the Ride is outstanding and it’s a great summer read!
The characters is this novel are freaggin fabulous! That is one thing I can always count on with Dessen, she knows how to create a believable and relatable character no matter the situation. And Auden is no exception. I reveled in her transformation throughout the story. Ultimately that’s what this story was a bout for me, some people might see it as a love story, but for me is was a story of transformation.
Even though I’ve read almost every novel Dessen has written, it still surprises me how engrossed I can become in the atmosphere and settings that she creates. I mean the places she writes about are often based on actual places, but she has a knack for making them rich and enticing places. I mean a coffee place in the back of a laundromat, with pie! How ingenious is that!
I’ve read people complain about how every Dessen book is the same, and to some extent I agree with them. They follow similar plot lines, but each individual story is unique in it’s own way. I’ve never felt the same emotionally with any of her novels. She’s a spectacular writer. I’d love to see her do a male pov.
Along for the Ride is outstanding and it’s a great summer read!
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November 14, 2008
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June 23, 2009
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This Lullaby, Just Listen, Along for the Ride and What Happened to Goodbye are my personal favorites. Can't get enough of her. Also, I would love hearing a male POV. Good idea!
Same for me! I love Sarah Dessen, and those are some of my favorite of her books. :) I'd add the Truth About Forever and What Happened Goodbye to that, too. :)
I have read Just Listen and This Lullaby and i can't wait to read Along for the ride!!
Wow a male pov would be really different for Sarah, I real breath of fresh air. Would she be able to pull it off? Most likely, she can probably do anything she seems like that kinda gal. I think my favourite Sarah dessen books are: the truth about forever, this lullaby and this one, along for the ride.
I love love love this book it was my first Dessen book and I've read it like 6 times.
Ahem... Sarah? Are you listening? Could you work that one if for us?