One Star Review Guess Who? (#8)

by Travis Jonker | Blogs
Jul 06, 2013 | Filed in Blogs
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on GoodReads or Amazon? This book should be called Gorilla Interrupted because it’s as depressing as Girl Interrupted but told from a gorilla’s perspective. Why this is recommended as a top summer reading book is beyond me. And it won a Newbery Award! [...]

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Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on GoodReads or Amazon?

This book should be called Gorilla Interrupted because it’s as depressing as Girl Interrupted but told from a gorilla’s perspective. Why this is recommended as a top summer reading book is beyond me. And it won a Newbery Award!

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