Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life is on my short list of favorites this summer! I assigned this to our summer reading list, but wasn't sure if it was too young for 7th and 8th grade boys. I was even more concerned when I found it in the younger section of most book stores. But I stand by my choice and hope some of the boys chose to read this and liked it. It's the story of a boy about to turn 13 and he has just received a locked box from his dead father... Jeremy and his best friend go on a search for the keys that will open this box and end up finding some answers to life's biggest questions.
I loved this book, but it was slow at times and definitely doesn't have the action or suspense that a lot of boys enjoy most in books. Even though it was sentimental and sometimes a little too sweet, even for me, I hope some of you read this for your summer reading free choice.
Last Words of Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life: "...In my head I'm dancing."
Last Words about Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life: Give it a chance!
I did not like this book. To me it seemed like random things just kept happening that had no point.
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous, leave your name when you comment! Sorry, you didn't enjoy Jeremy Fink. I agree a lot of random things do happen and some things didn't really get cleared up for me by the end. I never really liked the addition of the new neighbors in the building- adding them seemed very random to me and not necessary to the story. So I totally get your point about randomness, but I still liked it.
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