![]() ![]() Early Sunday Morning is good for a brief look at the Pearl Harbor event, but there are other books-like Under the Blood-Red Sun-that deal with the topic so much better. That voice did grate on me after a while (after Pearl Harbor, when Amber is just like “Poor me” all the time), but the set-up to Pearl Harbor was interesting (though far too long) even if the conclusion came too quickly. It reminded me of the voice in Lasky’s Christmas After All, which was delightful. Bad things aside, I did actually enjoy the voice/tone of the book. ![]() Early Sunday Morning is too short, doesn’t delve deeply enough into the aftermath of Pearl Harbor (for my tastes, but even so, I think Denenberg was a bit tame considering everything he talked about in One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping), and has a main character that’s a little too self-centered. They’re just so shallow and bland compared to some of the others. Rating: 2/5 I feel like it’s a bit of a running joke by now, my dislike of Denenberg’s Dear America books. Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, by Barry Denenberg, was published in 2001 by Scholastic. ![]()
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