My Sister Jodie
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My Sister Jodie
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Jacqueline Wilson
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Quiet, cautious Pearl has always adored her bold, brash, bad big sister Jodie. When their parents get new jobs at a grand, fusty old boarding school, Melchester College, the girls have to move there – and when they arrive, things start to change. Jodie has always been the leader – but now it's Pearl who's making new friends. Jodie just seems to be getting into more and more trouble – arguing with Mum, scaring the little children, flirting with the gardener. She really doesn't fit in with the posh teenagers at the school.
Pearl begins to wonder if she needs Jodie as much as she used to. But when Firework Night comes around and a tragic event occurs, Pearl realises just how much Jodie means to her.
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- Anonymous
- 22-06-22
A bit overrated
I hadn't read this as a child, my first time reading it was in my 30s because apparently it was one of Wilson's more mature reads and I loved rereading Lola Rose as an adult.
Mostly, I had an issue with the mother, and I was disappointed there was no resolution with her. Jodie was the way she was because of her, she constantly put her down, never praised her, always correcting her over nothing, even hitting her - I know this is an older book when it was more common but it isn't treated as the massive mistake that it is. It is very clear that Jodie's mum is insecure with her own issues, saying things like 'I would have loved this as a child' and trying to act posher than she is, because apparently her childhood home wasn't good. This was projected onto Jodie, and I've seen it in other teenagers in real life that they can't live up to their parent's expectations, or they're sick of being told what to do so they rebel. I would have liked this to have been addressed in some way, but she gets away with it completely, and I feel she sort of prefers how the story ends as if it's almost in her favour.
The performance was the second thing I massively disliked about this book. It says on the Audible page is narrated by Finty Williams - granted, the sample is of Wilson's voice, and I know she reads a lot of her books in person to audiences, but she didn't make any character sound different from the last so I had a hard time understanding who was talking.
Also another review says things are cut out from the audiobook from the original book - I have found a copy of the book and I can confirm some bits are missing, although I don't quite know how much or if it impacted the story much. Audible shouldn't be advertising it as unabridged.
I thought the ending could have been better, even if wanted to go in that direction, it seemed a bit out of the blue. But maybe I was hoping it would end in Jodie taking a stand in some form against everyone who wronged her. She deserved better.
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- Margretta
- 09-02-22
Very good but sad
It’s very good but it does have some very sad endings and also be careful when kids are around
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- Gilly
- 13-07-23
Left me with emotional damage
I was sobbing by the end but it was a really good story and will listen again
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-05-22
Abridged.
Allegedly an unabridged audiobook, but there were several missing passages and even plot points that were completely dropped. Having read the original book when I was a child, I found myself very confused to hear these parts being skipped over. It also lists Finty Williams as the narrator, but it is in fact Jacqueline Wilson herself narrating. Still an enjoyable listening experience to fall asleep to, but disappointing for anyone wanting the full book.
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- Jiri Chocholous
- 12-01-23
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This book was one of jaquiline Wilson's sadder books but still enjoyable. I recommend this book for 10-14 year olds
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- Christine
- 21-05-15
Good but....😶
If you are 10 or over I think you will really like it.but if you are under 10 I advise you don't get it because it is quite upsetting at the end. 💩
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- Anonymous User
- 24-10-21
Sad ending SPOILERS
This book is really good but I would rate it for people above 10 because at the end Jodie falls from the tower and dies which can be traumatising for some people
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- Ben Jolly
- 19-03-17
Cool
I think that the performances were 3star because Thhfde ffhhtr fgghtrdf fggtrdff ft g f
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- Vanessa rosemary Jones
- 18-02-19
love love
loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved loved it was amazing so good bye
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- Ruth
- 16-06-20
Good but…
The story is good except for the end which is really really sad especially for young children I also think Jacqueline Wilson has a really annoying voice it's not her fault but it still ruins the story
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