Tangerine by Edward Bloor was an interesting book that teaches you to face your fears. A book where the environment causes some of the problems and where your parents are blind by anything bad your brother does.
Paul Fisher is 12 years old and is legally blind, but sees the things that are important. Paul also has flash backs that he cannot remember everything about. He only remembers bits and pieces of his past. I think that it is interesting how things that happened in Paul’s past are somewhat happening in his future also. An example of that is when Erik’s old best friend would get in trouble and blame Paul. Even if Paul didn’t do it he would try to punish him. Just like now when Arthur, Erik’s best friend, gets in trouble he blames Paul and tries to punish him.
I did not enjoy the ending of Tangerine because of the way the author left all of Paul’s problems in the open. The author did not tell what happens when Paul goes to a different school. The author also didn’t tell if Erik Fisher goes to jail or not.
I would give Tangerine a six because I liked Edward Bloor’s writing style. I enjoyed how he tried to write the way a thirteen year old boy would write. I also enjoyed the way he shows what Paul is thinking and what he is feeling. In my head Tangerine lost some points because of the ending. The ending somewhat ruined the entire book for me. If Edward Bloor wrote a sequel I would definitely read it hoping that it would further explain what was left open.
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