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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
this book was the worst book ive ever read it was stupid not intresting. the chapters were a bit confusing jumping from a differnt person then back to the main chater. the book didnt talk about the person who died that mush to feel like that brent did somthing bad. the charters in the book werent insting atall they didnt want you to know more about them and when you start reading it you wonder about other things that they talked only for a second then jump to something else that they never talked about and then jump to something else.

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Teen, 16 years old
September 4, 2010
 
Whirligig
Sorry, no offense to the author, but I'm a 9th grader and we just had to read this book and...well....no one liked it. It's annoying because at the beginning this guy is completely overly dramatic and sensitive. Everyone knows high school isn't going to be perfect, especially for new kids. But because a girl embarrassed him he decides to kill himself? Sorry but that's beyond stupid.Then some wooden toys are supposed to influence people and their life choices? Really? If I saw a toy in the park, I'd think, "cool," and then forget about it forever. The book doesn't have much going for it anyway. You can tell that the author is probably good because of his writing style, but the book is awful! If I hadn't been forced to read it I would have returned it before the 2nd day, if I checked it out in the 1st place. Do yourself a favor, and don't read it unless you have to. If you are in high school, middle school, etc, then u have enough drama in your life and shouldn't have to put yourself through a story of a random guy's self-destructive course and his guilt from murder and etc.

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Teen, 14 years old
February 22, 2011
 
I wonder....
My classroom plan's on reading this book but am hearing some bad things and some good things about it am going to come back and see if this is a good book.

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Teen, 15 years old
April 17, 2011
 
not interesting
There no interesting plot line. my English class was force to read it, and no one liked it. it was too boring. dont waste your time looking for the book.

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Teen, 16 years old
August 17, 2009
 
itas okay for a 10 year old
this boook was stupid it was waste of my time, minutes of my life i will never get back life is to short to waste on this book the author should be ashamed of what they put me through

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Teen, 16 years old
February 3, 2011
 
During his journey Brent learns and begins to build an entire new life. Although this book is not very exciting, it's great for readers who like slow and thoughtful stories :)

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Parent of 13 year old
August 17, 2011
 
A Stupid Waste of My Precious Summer
This book was stupid. I had to read it for school... I read this kind of stuff when I was like, 8. This is not on my reading level at all, it was confusing because the chapters jumped around too much and it was just stupid! I spent part of my precious summer on this! I will never get that time back! I hated this book so much that when I opened the stupid thing, I cried because of how much I hated it, I'm totally serious! Seriously, don't waste your time on this book unless you want to torture yourself!

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Teen, 15 years old
May 14, 2011
 
better for older kids. Stronger themes may not be appropriate for younger children
Whirligig is a beautiful story of redemption. A boy searching for himself and forgiveness travels across the country to build whirligigs for a young woman he accidentally killed. We see the affects the whirligigs have on him, but also the affect it has on four the lives of others in the four states.

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Teen, 17 years old
January 29, 2011
 
ehh.....
Ok this book is ok we read it in class and it was boring everyone fell asleep, except in like the third chapter when these two teenage girls are talking and the one is trying to encourge the other by telling her her future in which she has a fulller figure and find a man who is sick from hypothermia (sorry if thats spelled wrong) and to save him she presses her body to his....that was an akward moment in my class funny since my teaacher said "there not doing anything....yet" lol :) I'd say teaches kids not to drink or you may kill somone and have to travel the counrty buliding things.

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Adult
October 26, 2010
 
Great book for reluctant readers
It is a warm, coming of age tale of taking responsibility, forgiveness, grace, and redemption.

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Teen, 16 years old
September 6, 2010
 
i had to read this book for honors english and i couldn't put the book down. i would not let my little sister read it, good book for older kids.

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Teen, 16 years old
August 23, 2011
 
Whirligig. (:
Hi, i'm 15 going into freshman year in abut two weeks and all the freshmans had to read this book over the summer so i started right away just to get it over with, it was going fine at first then I got really confused because I thought the book was going to be about brent and the two girls in chapter two then chapter four came and isn't wasn't about the girls and I got so confused. so I guess i'm just saying that you really have to pay attention and follow along and if your reading it for school like I had to I would take notes about the setting, characters, problem/conflict and how it was solved, and the theme/ message of each chapter so you won't get as confused as I did. Overall it is a good book, just hard to understand in some parts. I would not have even thought about reading it if it wasn't for class but anyone who is looking for a book with a strong message it is the perfect book. goodluck. (:

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Adult
November 20, 2010
 
Whirligig
This was a very good book.

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Teen, 15 years old
September 5, 2010
 
Don't Waste Your time
Whirligig is an interesting book as far as plot. It's a required reading book for me, so I was forced to push my way through this. All of my classmates agree on one thing: it is dreadfully boring. The writer could have done so much more detail with the unique storyline. If it had been more extensive I would have reconsidered.

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Adult
November 9, 2009
 
Worst book ever. Only for bookworms
THIS IS THE WORST BOOK EVER. IT SKIPS OVER BACK AND FORTH. AND PAUL FLEISHMAN GETS GOOD REVIEWS? IF YOU READ IT IN 7TH GRADE, IT IS SO DUMB. JUST READ IT......

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Teen, 15 years old
April 6, 2009
 
Very Inspiring.
A great book that will inspire many.

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Adult
May 3, 2010
 

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Teen, 16 years old
May 5, 2010
 
It a grate book and i am 14 and i loved it!!!
I just trun 14 and i think that whirlilgig is a grate book now i am doing a big projet on it and i think it going to turn out grate i recommend for you to read it.

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Teen, 16 years old
March 23, 2010
 
awesome lesson-teaching for teens and adults!
This is a wonderful book to have your teenage kids read! its very educational and teaches an important lesson about drinking and driving, and also responsibility and mitureity.

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Teen, 17 years old
October 26, 2009
 
Comfused.??
I think this book was a greet message too all ages. Like how he take responsibility on killing lea, he didn't give up, even how hard it was too go around the world and put up whirligigs. But I don't think this book was put together as well as I hoped. It felt like too me, the author just smashed these chapters together. I felt like it was too confusing to fallow. one chapter it would be of Brent and his journey, then too something really random. But that's my opinion, and even if it was too confusing for me too fallow. I still enjoyed it. I really loved the message.!! (:

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