The exotic period setting harks back to the vicarious wanderlust of romantic suspense: Whitney set her novels in Santa Fe, Japan, and other picturesque locales. Later, Lucy remembers the same incident as a pathetic attempt to seek comfort in the kind of closeness from which Alice had begun to retract. Each woman recalls feeling incomplete or insufficient without the other. She believes that the proximity of Lucy gives her self-confidence.
He wears thick glasses, and there's a mystery here: something in his past caused his eye problems, but no one talks about it and he can't remember. Tangerine the town is a character in the story, too, because it was the heart of the tangerine business in Florida, and its original residents are Latino families of a different social class.
Paul discovers that the soccer team at Tangerine is better - and meaner - than the one at Lake Windsor, and he asks for a transfer. As the story develops, we see Paul generate deep relationships with Tangerine and its students as Erik demonstrates his truly evil nature. Erik almost becomes a football star, but falls in a stunning ending. Paul learns about true friendship and leadership - and discovers why he has eye trouble. Occasionally you realize this book was written 15 years ago the tech stuff gives it away , but the story is timeless, so that makes no difference.
No "social problems" creep in - no drugs, no pregnancies, no hint of sexuality. The story is about how kids get along, and about soccer. It's well constructed, well written, worth a read.
Jan 25, David Gutierrez rated it it was amazing. I wrote a status update for this book, but it didn't update as I put "I've finished this book" instead So sad I cri evry tim. So part three of this book is the best part! It gets so tense and extremely suspenseful near the end. It has some extremely funny parts and some sad parts. It finally reveals why Paul has impaired vision. Erik did not get his proper punishment, I felt li Fudge! Erik did not get his proper punishment, I felt like he too, should have been arrested.
It ends off with Paul and his mom at the mall, and Paul going to the Church school thing. I didn't like that Luis died, I felt he should have been a much more major character.
He is the tangerine so why isn't he a major character, he would have connected very well with Paul. I also dislike the fact that Paul has no girlfriend, when I heard about Kerri back in page I thought they would have been dating. Overall the book is very good and I definitely recommended to anyone who is interested in a comedic, mystery and action type of book. View all 3 comments. Mar 04, Tracy rated it liked it.
The sibling conflict in "Tangerine" is raw, heartbreaking, frightening, and maddening. Bloor reveals the pivotal source of the conflict in slow, re-captured memories, until the climax, when the main character, Paul, understands both the past and the present. Bloor wrestles with the past and present throughout the book -- in form and content; at times, he loses command of past-tense and present-tense forms and the sense of timing and narrative flow falls out of whack.
Paul's first-person POV acce The sibling conflict in "Tangerine" is raw, heartbreaking, frightening, and maddening. Paul's first-person POV accentuates the reader's perception of the wicked older brother and heartless parents. He is an unreliable narrator, albeit a likable one, because of his limited life experiences, poor vision, and hazy memories.
Bloor's character development is rich and steady-handed. The reader can see these people living in Tangerine, Florida, and feel for their situations or marvel at their short-sightedness. Bloor taps the reader's desire to cheer for the underdog -- a desire for fairness and truth -- to keep the pages turning.
Jan 08, Dondee Gocongg rated it it was amazing. Warning this review has spoiler. So in the part 3 Paul goes and jump at a couch right and the get called to the principal. They got a X-ray right then he get xspelled. Erik goes to jail yeah to jail. Feb 23, Arturo added it. This is the best book ever.
Crosby Warren Excuse me what planet are you livng on? Sep 10, Simi Sunny rated it it was amazing. I've read this before, but I didn't get to finish the whole book. So I decided to reread it from beginning to end.
It surely brought me back old memories, but, more importantly, it hit me with a surprise. What's worse was that he couldn't play soccer because the program was holding him back.
Also, teachers alike were treating him as someone "special" who needs care. I know I've read this before, but I didn't get to finish the whole book. I know he felt in a way because I was in IEP in both middle school and high school, how I've been treated differently and the fact that I couldn't learn stuff that other kids were because it was "too hard for me to understand.
I guess that's one reason why I loved this book. But throughout the story, Paul gets to meet new friends and start fresh. And hopefully, he'll begin to be confident in himself which he shows showing how much he's improving. I mean, outside of his home, Paul's never scared.
But when Erik, his big brother, comes around, he hides. I'm sure it's because something terrible happened to him, and it involves around Erik. It's too bad that everyone, especially his parents, were so oblivious and paid more attention to Erik and his future but not Paul, which saddens me. Hopefully, everyone will enjoy this book if they read it.
Believe me when I say it. Sep 11, Linda rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: everyone. Paul is the goalie for his soccer team despite the fact the he is practically blind. His parents hardly notice that he is a gifted soccer player becasue he is completely overshadowed by his older brother, Erik. His father is particularly obsessed by Erik and his chances of getting a football scholarship at a big college. Paul is the only one who notices that Erik is not a nice person, to say the least.
The book begins as the family moves to Tangerine, Florida. One of the things that I particular Paul is the goalie for his soccer team despite the fact the he is practically blind. One of the things that I particularly liked about this book was how I was transported to a place so completely different than the Midwest. The orange groves, the people, the weather--all were alien to me.
What really makes this book great, though, is Paul and his experiences at a new school with new friends and enemies and a new soccer team. Even if you do not like soccer, you will like this book. It is a great mystery that is funny and dark at the same time. Really, you will not be sorry you did. Dec 05, Jonathan rated it it was amazing. I think the story was funny and sad but cool because Paul played soccer and he thought he was the best goaley in the world.
And then Paul moves to a new town call tangerine he meets a new friend Joey and they both play soccer and tangerine middle school.
Then a sink hole comes and destroys the school and Paul goes to a new school tangerine middle then he meets new friends and then at the end they Paul's bother and his friend goes to jail for killing pauls friends brother. Jan 27, Donalyn rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: everyone. Shelves: ya-realistic-fiction. This book made it into my top ten of all time the day I read it and has never left. It has everything I like in a book- funky setting, offbeat characters, and a great story.
One of those rare books that is loved by almost everyone who reads it. Feb 17, Ricardo Juarez rated it it was amazing. Erick can be a men person because he made fun o f mike Costello. Paul thinks that Erik is a mean and cruel person. May 22, Chris Thompson rated it it was ok.
Edward Bloor's novel, Tangerine, has too many different plots and themes to have an identity. On one hand it is a soccer story; on another hand it is a story about race and the urban school setting; also it's a story about a boy who can't remember something bad that happened to him long ago.
It works best as a soccer story, as the other two stories grow cliche and uninteresting. It's not that this is a bad story.
For the first pages it's an engrossing tale, but it's in the last pages tha Edward Bloor's novel, Tangerine, has too many different plots and themes to have an identity. For the first pages it's an engrossing tale, but it's in the last pages that the story begins to go downhill. Way downhill. Because of his dad's work situation, Paul Fisher and his family have moved to Tangerine Country, Florida, a place where tangerine oranges aren't quite as common as they once were.
Despite his thick glasses, Paul sees a lot of things nobody else does. For one, he's touchy about being called legally blind. My first hope was that he was in denial of his physical defect, but as the story goes on it's clear that his eyesight is fine. It's Paul's parents who insist he's legally blind - they're the ones in denial.
This sets the tone for the sophistication level of the novel. Rather than feature an unreliable narrator, it features a middle school teenager who knows more than the adults. Paul knows that his brother, Erik, is a bad person. Everyone else, especially his father, only see a future professional football kicker, and the star of his new high school team.
Some of the aspects regarding Erik are quite effective. The crowded book-to-movie pipeline has another hot title to welcome.
Tangerine , the thriller debut by Christine Mangan, sold in the seven figures to HarperCollins in and was swiftly optioned by none other than George Clooney; Scarlett Johansson and scribe Abi Morgan Shame , The Iron Lady have since signed on to star and write. The book begins with an ambiguous prologue, then introduces Alice — a near-agoraphobic newlywed transported to Morocco by her obnoxious husband, John — and then her scheming college roommate, Lucy, a woman also new to Tangier who is looking to track down her estranged partner in crime?
The plotting all but demands comparisons to Patricia Highsmith; the sweaty, paranoid atmosphere screams Hitchcock. What type of person does that?! Your son Erik is a murderer and a freak! All you care about is football?!??! Third: what happened with the mailbox and baseball bat? In the beginning they explain how Erik tried to kill Paul.
Did that never happen? Was it Erik? Was it literally nothing? They never tell you! Fourth: Joey is racist. At one point he compares Tangerine middle school to living with natives in the Amazon! Joey was the one who told the cops and Paul told on Erik. The adults just stood there gawking. This title contains: Positive Messages.
Teen, 17 years old Written by aqril April 28, Unnecessary and Unrealistic This book was truly a disappointment. I have been reading this book in Middle School for some time. From start to finish, all that I've thought of is how poorly written this book is.
It takes a first person view from a middle schooler, so automatically I'd think it would be a relatable book. Well, I was completely wrong. This book was written by clearly an older adult that did poorly in understanding younger generations and how they speak to each other. Not only this, but terrible character development was consistent throughout the whole book.
Side characters had little shine, and all this book was was a complete journal of complaints. Characters were all pretty much unrealistic besides, of course, the adults. It was a messy boring waste of time. For role models, I couldn't think of any.
All of Pauls friends turned to be some way or another, and all of the adults were nobody to look up to. The amount of deaths and side issues were unrealistic. All in all, this book is not worth the read at all.
It was enjoyable to see how he moved and adapted to his environment, but it does not live up to what you'd think it would. Read my mind. Teen, 13 years old Written by Shelbymadsen March 10, It is a complex book and does discuss some topics that may not be suited for kids but I really enjoyed it and have been looking into buying it again. Teen, 13 years old Written by ab January 12, Not a good book for required reading I found the book very disappointing.
To me, it was just a slew of horrible events with no actual payoff. Erik was a very flat character, in my opinion. Kid, 12 years old December 1, It sucks This book is a mess. It deals with a million different plot lines and their abandoned instantly and none of them are interesting.
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