Out of the Easy<\/a><\/em> by Ruta Sepetys<\/p>\nI loved her Between Shades of Gray. This is a good read, too, and it certainly portrays New Orleans in the 1050s. Josie is a great character. Are we concerned about the brothel aspects? That doesn’t bother me, but I don’t know if there are others who are concerned. – Kelly Budd, Keene High School<\/p>\n
This was good, but I didn’t love it. It’s definitely a time and place I hadn’t read about before, which is a plus. It’s also historical fiction written at an accessible level for most high school students. (Some previous choices have been a stretch for freshmen) Personally, the brothel aspect didn’t bother me–I don’t recall anything gratuitous, but it is clear that the women have sex for money. I would vote to keep it on the list unless another, stronger HF title comes along.
Kathy Pearce, Oyster River HS<\/p>\n
I agree that the book explored a time and place that hasn’t been done to death, and I did really like Josie and root for her, but other books have done more for me. The brothel setting didn’t really bother me -there was much less sex in the book than many YA books, and it was sort of nice to see the oldest profession portrayed as a business as well as a moral choice, and to see how Josie was involved, yet separate. I’m not sure that this has a lot of teen appeal, especially for boys, but I don’t think any teen who reads it would be truly disappointed. -Kirsten Rundquist Corbett, Sandown Public Library<\/p>\n
This is the type of book that it’s hard to be objective about if you read and loved ‘Between Shades of Gray’ Sepetys’ first novel. I am also not sure if it will be more appealing to adults rather than teens. With that being said, I give this a solid 4\/5 stars and a recommendation for the 2014 Flume list.<\/p>\n
I was thankful for a historical fiction book about something unusual– life in New Orleans in the 1950s by a young adult whose mother is a prostitute. Jo wanted to get Out of the Easy. I wanted her to get out as well. This is why I kept reading, to see if she could make her dreams reality. I do think there is something very good about this writer that makes me keep on with hope when I read her despite her topics seeming bleak. Throw in a little murder mystery and a little coming of age and you’ve got a very good read.
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