Ratings18
Average rating3.8
I don't know what to say about it besides I like it very much sometimes and others were just okay.
It's really amazing and Lucky is an amazing character with a voice that stays with you even after you close the book.
The style of writing was little hard to get into, but the characters and the story was compelling.
IDEK I'M STILL CRYING ABOUT IT
like I didn't think it would hit me so hard emotionally b/c none of the key issues hit me directly (violent bullying, MIA soldier relatives, adults cheating) but like, AS King is just that good I guess.
FOR REAL UGH READ IT.
I. loved. this. book.
Everybody Sees the Ants is the story of a boy named Lucky, whose life isn't so great. His dad is a turtle, his mother is a squid, and his grandfather has never returned from the Vietnam War. And on top of that, he has been bullied for a long time, by the evil Nader McMillan.
But Lucky has a secret to get him out of this torture–he escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos, where his grandfather is still trapped.
I don't have anything to say about this book besides the fact that it is amazing. The characters are fresh, and I honestly felt really sorry for Lucky and what he was going through–I never feel really sorry for characters. His emotions are just so real, and I cannot emphasize that enough. It's like...well, it's explainable what it's like. I just felt for him, you know?
I enjoyed every time he visited his grandfather in his dreams, when he visited his aunt and uncle in Arizona, and how he made a friend who was really nice to him, while out in Arizona. Gah, I just enjoyed it all.
(This review is weird and I apologize)