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Jill McCorkle has this uncanny ability to delve deep into the mindset of each and every one of her characters. For this reason, her writing is some of the most relatable and realistic I've encountered. She also writes about the South. And for these reasons...I looooooove her!My latest of McCorkle reads is Ferris Beach, the story of Mary Katherine "Kitty" Burns growing up in 1970s North Carolina. Kate is the only child of two middle-aged parents, Cleva and Frank, that she finds mismatched, liking...
This is a coming of age book about two teenage girls and the emotions and angst of those teen years ; the idea of the potential for second chances in life was the basis for the story. I got bored with it at times which is one of the reasons it took me so long to read, but in the end it was worth the time.
Beautiful language and ever-changing relationships make this novel an addicting and emotional read.Having already studied McCorkle’s short story collection Creatures of Habit, I was thrilled to try out one of her novels. Ferris Beach, one of her earliest novels, proved to be an insightful and moving read. Following Katie Tennyson Burns from her pre-teen years to high school in a format closely resembling diary entries brings out emotions regarding aging and friendships. The reader deeply feels h...
Ferris Beach is a coming of age story, both for the protagonist and her town, in a way. Mrs. Poole, "that misplaced woman who attempted maintain aristocracy in a primarily blue-collar town," announces that the "split levels are coming" in a cry reminiscent of Paul Revere. Katie Burns is a quiet lonely child with a mulberry birthmark who quickly becomes friends with Misty, a sarcastic girl with a cool mom, when they move into one of those split levels across the street. The novel is filled with a...
Kate Burns has heard of Ferris Beach all her life, but it seems like an unreachable dream. She is trapped with her demanding mother and individualist dad, then Misty moves to her town. Kate wants her family to be fun, daring and outrageous like Misty’s family. The two girls end up growing up together and one-fourth of July Kate learns about life's little surprises. Also, you realize life is sometimes the harder part and it gets easier to cope withSome of the conflicts that the characters have ar...
A 70's coming of age story. Great companion for snowy weather!
Memory already hazy about this book... about all I remember is the girl is best friends with the girl across the street, whose mother runs off with a family friend and then dies in a car wreck. Later, the main character girl falls in love with the boy from the notorious/poor family down the road. There's some sweet love story stuff there. Later, the girl's dad dies. Her mom is kind of a cold bitch throughout the book.
I liked this book reasonably well, but it felt very very long. Some of the story elements didn't entirely ring true, or never reach closure (why does Kate's mother resent her husband's niece so *very* much? why doesn't anybody ever tell Mrs. Poole off, or stop inviting her over so much? and isn't that an awful lot of deaths for one small town?). But overall it is an enjoyable coming-of-age book, and I liked the writing style.
I enjoyed the characters, and I didn't find the story terribly predictable. In fact, I didn't see the last part coming at all. Not the best thing I've read from Jill McCorkle, but not bad.
Ferris Beach is a well written book by Jill McCorkle for this generation. When I started the book I did not really know what I was getting into. The book started out very slow but surprisingly, it taught some truths about the world with quirky moments. It seemed dragged out at times and felt just like your average book. But, It is a gentle book and Jill McCorkle does an excellent job of showing the characters mindsets and goes deep into descriptions. All of the characters are unique and can be f...
An overall decent read. The two main characters balance each other & the story well. Descriptions sometimes drag on a bit, but overall well written. The narrator has a clear voice, & is easy to sympathize with. A laidback coming of age book, focused on relationships between mothers & daughters, and between friends. One complaint, for as wordy as the novel is, many characters don’t feel fully fleshed out, & come across as symbols rather than real people.
