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Oct 15, 2019RebelBelle13 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Tuck Everlasting is an absolutely wonderful read- it has memorable characters, a thought provoking plot, and an immersive setting; except, it's way too short. Babbitt weaves a world in which a magic, immortality- granting spring exists, and a family of four very normal people accidentally drank from it in the 1700's. The Tucks protect the spring from being discovered, until Winnie Foster accidentally stumbles upon it on her property in August of 1880. Babbitt raises some hard questions to answer, about immortality, and the meaning of life, and whether or not people are meant to live longer than they are supposed to. I really would have loved to see more from someone else's perspective- Jesse or Miles, even. Show us when they first discovered the spring. Did the boys ever serve in a war? What were their lives like? Mae only said they came home once every ten years. A decade of their lives would have been a very interesting subject to touch on. What about the origin of the Spring? Was it always there? Has anyone else drank from it? There are so many possible stories here, and it's frustrating that Babbitt didn't elaborate on any of them. Perhaps it's meant to be discussed, and speculated upon- but I really would have liked more.