After the death of her father, she joins her mother and younger brother on a trip to her aunts house, where they are to grieve a bit easier.
While this is far from a perfect movie, here is why Tiger Eyes deserves some recognition after being left in the dust over five years ago.Īlthough I use word journey fairly loosely here, this film is all about the journey that young Davey Wexler goes on. This is a very self-contained film that only has a few locations to it, but it's all about grieving characters, so that's really all you need. Not to say that Tiger Eyes was Oscar worthy by any means, but I haven't heard a single person talking about this film in the way that I believe it should be remembered by. Sometimes, even when a film wins best picture at a film festival, even that isn't enough to bring it into the spotlight. It was not sent to me for review.It always upsets me when a great film is released, only to be not promoted enough or have the budget to really place itself in many theatres. Not the kind of morals I would want to instil in my children.ĭisclosure: I bought this book at a used book sale.
Overall, this was an interesting book for me to re-read, but as a Christian I was uncomfortable with a main character who would easily engage in sexual activity with a boy she didn’t even love. At fifteen she was dating and would have engaged in sex were it not for an incident that occurred, stopping the couple from going any further. Although Davey is a good kid and does not get involved with drugs or alcohol, there is no moral guidance in her life. There are a few scenes dealing with alcohol and sexuality. Picking up this book now as a parent makes me see things with different eyes. It is emotionally engaging, absorbing, and sprinkled with small scenes of humour. This novel deals with grief and a family’s struggle to adjust to the loss of one of its members. That’s where she meets mysterious Wolf whose quiet and understanding friendship helps her to face her tragedy even as he must face his. Soon after she moves there she discovers a private place in the depths of the Los Alamos Canyon. She and her family (mom and younger brother) move temporarily to stay with relatives in New Mexico, which is very different from her Atlantic City by the ocean. Written in the first person through Davey’s point of view, the story unfolds quickly placing us into the turmoil of her life as she tries to put the pieces of her world back together. It’s the story of 15 year-old Davey whose father gets shot to death in a hold-up at his 7-Eleven Store. This is one of Judy Blume’s books that I remember the most from my teen years.
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