Dear Edward Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Ann Napolitano
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
2,121

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Book Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “Make sure you have tissues handy when you read [this] sure-footed tearjerker” (NPR) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy, from the author of the Oprah’s Book Club pick Hello Beautiful.

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What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?
One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles. Among them are a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured veteran returning from Afghanistan, a business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor.

Edward’s story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place in a world without his family. He continues to feel that a part of himself has been left in the sky, forever tied to the plane and all of his fellow passengers. But then he makes an unexpected discovery—one that will lead him to the answers of some of life’s most profound questions: When you’ve lost everything, how do you find the strength to put one foot in front of the other? How do you learn to feel safe again? How do you find meaning in your life?

Dear Edward is at once a transcendent coming-of-age story, a multidimensional portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and a breathtaking illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again.

Praise for Dear Edward

“Dear Edward is that rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together during a reading experience that leaves you profoundly altered for the better.”—Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey
 
“Will lead you toward something wonderous, something profound.”—Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic

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Book Name Dear Edward
Genre Fiction & Literature
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 3.43 MB

Dear Edward (Ann Napolitano) Book Reviews 2024

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Amazing and Eyeopening!!!. I absolutely loved how the timeline what set up. It allowed the story to be told in a way that made you wanting more. I would recommend and it’s very clean. Good for younger teens.

Moving. Moving. Loved every moment.

Beauty out of tragedy!. This is one of the most inspiring books I’ve read in a long time. The author made Edward and Shay as well as the deceased passengers seem real. The living and supporting people for Edward and the deceased passengers seem real, too. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a heart.

Dear Edward. This book will remain in my top five of greatest books of all time. Characters that you would recognize on the street if you ran into them. Passages where I would have to put the book down to saviour and allow to imprint on myself. A beautiful book all the way around and one that because it’s so good I can’t even pick up another book for a little while because I know it will pale in comparison.

Beautifully done. The protagonist becomes a part of your soul. His grief, confusion and pain is described so articulately that you can feel it your bones. His life line and clearly his soul mate, Shay seems to be the one blessing in his life after the terrible tragedy he walked out of. But the older they get and the more they share it is obvious to any that Shay needed saving herself so it was fate that these two lost but exceptionally compassionate and brilliant kids came together and made a substantial difference in each other’s lives and in those who had also needed a saving grace.

Dear Edward. Dear Edward does a beautiful job of illustrating the resiliency of humanity in the face of life-altering loss. A wonderful read to share and discuss.

Grief. That moment is baked into your bones. It will be with you every moment of every day of your life. It has made you who you are and you will learn to live with it. Any loss can be applied to this. It is the acceptance that allows us to heal.

Really good read. Excellent even if I don’t believe in reincarnation.

Nicely done. I got to know and care about the characters in the story early on. The book moves along at a nice pace. It is a wonderful story. Well written.

Amazing Read. From beginning to end. I couldn’t put it down. Very well written.

Amazing!. Such an incredible touching realistic story told from multiple viewpoints but with a young boy as the main character. I recommend it for anyone whether you’re 12 or 62.

Poignant tale of loss and healing. Heartbreaking and heartwarming- one of the best books I’ve read in awhile.

A Book So Much About All of Us. 'Dear Edward' made me consider...How would I feel? What would I do?, more than any book I have ever read. The author's thoughtful and insightful writing made me know I would be sad to be leaving Edward behind.

Emotional and thoughtful read. Edward is a twelve year old boy traveling to California with his mother Jane, father Bruce and fifteen year old brother Jordan. The family is moving to accommodate Jane’s new job as a screenwriter. The family has always lived in New York City. We start the story with everyone trudging through the Newark airport, security, and Jordan’s newfound independence. They then board the plane, Jane in first class and the rest of the family in the back. There are brief descriptions of some of the other passengers and crew that we will meet throughout the story. Each has their own reasons for traveling to Los Angeles; some to start new lives, some for work, some for vacation. At the end of the first chapter, we move to evening of the same day when the NTSB is at the crash site of Trinity Airlines flight 2977 trying to make sense of the disaster. One person has survived this horrible crash, and that is twelve year old Edward. Now known as the “miracle boy”, we follow Edward’s story as he tries to piece back together his life. In addition and alternating with Edward’s story, we follow the time that the plane was in the air learning more about those other passengers and crew, and how that Airbus A321 ended up in pieces on the ground of a remote part of Colorado. Napolitano carefully unravels this story in bits to allow us to try to absorb what tragedy occurred on that June day in 2013. She feeds us bits of the time on the plane over the course of the next five years of Edward’s life. It is not an easy road for Edward, nor the passengers as the plane heads to its demise. Edward’s story is fascinating though, and teaches us that in every tragedy there is a chance for hope and rebirth. The book tends to be a slower read as the story unfolds. There is so much to absorb regarding Edward’s feelings. It’s not an easy read, and there are times you wonder how this boy even survives. It is beautifully written, giving us characters surrounding Edward who have their own feelings to resolve. This book is a keeper. One that made me stop and think and be thankful for what I have. 4.5 stars on Goodreads

Just okay. I had super high hopes for this one but for some reason, I just couldn’t connect. I did love Edward and Shay so much and the ending evoked some emotion. But I found myself wanting to finish it super quick so that I could move on to other books. :/

Dear Edward. I loved this book so much! Heart warming and deep to the marrow of one’s bones. This book will stay with you …

Loved it. Very moving and different. I loved how the story went back and forth.

Sorry, did not love this. I found the characters flat, one dimensional, and the plot predictable. Kind of corny even. I was disappointed that this was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. I expected better.

DEAR EDWARD. GET YOU ALL UP IN YOUR FEELINGS. THINKING AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL. NOT ALL BOOKS NEED TO ENTERTAIN YOU. SOME NEED TO TEACH. LINDA CONNALLY

Enjoy!. I enjoyed Ann's handling of this wonderful story. Fast paced and really hard to put down!

Yes read. As a flight attendant I felt the book was well written in detail and gave me a different perspective on my passengers. I loved this book and enjoyed every page.

Excellent. Excellent This book is a must read.

Quick Read. This was a quick and captivating read. Even though I wanted to keep reading to know what happened it reads like a hound adult novel with very little depth.

Loved, LOVED this book!. What a beautiful story. I read it in one and a half days. This book and it’s characters will stay with me for a very long time.

Dear Edward. Beautifully written. Loved every page.

Mildly disappointed. Interesting premise; flawed execution.

Dear Edward. So good. So so good.

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The Dear Edward book written by Ann Napolitano was published on 06 January 2020, Monday in the Fiction & Literature category. A total of 2,121 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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