pandacub

4 years ago

This was a great book. Don't judge it by its cover. Alice wants to find her father but Oliver (Oliver is her absolute enemy) is the only one who knows where her father is. The only way Oliver will tell her is if Alice doesn't do the talent show she has been waiting to do for years. So she says no of course. I mean would you skip something you have been waiting to do for your whole life and go off with your sworn enemy because he "knows" where your father is? But then when Alice fails the talent show, she is so sad that's just what she does. They have to go through a series of adventures to get her dad back. (big twist at the end!).

pandacub

4 years ago

This was a great book. Don't judge it by its cover. Alice wants to find her father but Oliver (Oliver is her absolute enemy) is the only one who knows where her father is. The only way Oliver will tell her is if Alice doesn't do the talent show she has been waiting to do for years. So she says no of course. I mean would you skip something you have been waiting to do for your whole life and go off with your sworn enemy because he "knows" where your father is? But then when Alice fails the talent show, she is so sad that's just what she does. They have to go through a series of adventures to get her dad back. (big twist at the end!).

asl

5 years ago

Alice Alexis Queensmeadow is born with no color — hair, and skin as white as milk, only a touch of honey in her eyes. This might not be so significant had she not been born into a world where color is everything. In Tahereh Mafi’s “Furthermore,” the land of Fernwood is drenched in color, which its colorful citizens use like currency, right along with magic. Poor, colorless Alice is looked down upon and underestimated because of her pallor. Her father, the one person who believes in her, has mysteriously disappeared, having taken with him only a ruler, and leaving Alice with a grief-stricken mother who does not care for her or seems to love her. Alice determines to win the “Surrender,” a test in which the 12-year-old children of Fernwood perform special bits of magic. All who pass are given tasks to complete, matched to their magical abilities. But not only has she not declared the winner, but Alice also fails the test entirely. Despairing, and with few other options, she embarks on a journey to find her father. Luckily — for her, and for this book’s readers — she discovers Furthermore, a place so full of enchanting beauty and topsy-turvy adventure, it even calls to mind Wonderland and Oz. As she sets out on her quest, Alice teams up with Oliver Newbanks, a boy she despises for his rudeness and deceitful nature. But he claims he knows where her father is — and as it turns out, Oliver has been assigned the task of finding him, but needs Alice’s help in order to succeed. It’s Oliver who leads her to Furthermore, where the rules change at every turn and some citizens eat outsiders (yes, as in cannibalism) in order to absorb their magic. Together they travel through various lands of Furthermore — Slumber, Still and the land of Left (which hasn’t had a visitor for 56 years, the land of Right being the more often preferred). Alice struggles to survive, without much thanks to Oliver, who holds his knowledge of Furthermore over Alice’s head, doling it out in bits and pieces only when backed into a corner. There are adventure and danger at every turn, upside-down rules, and twisted logic, but Alice perseveres for the love of her father. In the end, her inner journeys — of self-acceptance and of her developing friendship with Oliver — prove every bit as complex and difficult as the trip through Furthermore.

asl

5 years ago

I thought the book Furthermore was really good. Twelve-year-old Alice Queensmeadow, with the help of her friend Oliver, travels through the dangerous, magical land of Furthermore in order to rescue her missing father and prove her own magical abilities. Furthermore is a modern fairy tale about a girl named Alice who is born without pigment within a colorful world called Fernwood. Because Alice lacks color, she is seen as an outcast since color means magic in this world. This is a fantasy book and I don't like reading the genre fantasy. The plot was exciting , interesting, and good. I think the climax ended unexpectedly and there was a twist. The climax ended too soon. The climax was really good and wanted it to expand it. I wish both Alice and Oliver had more powers so they can accomplish the mission which was finding their father. I like the adventure they go on since I am an adventurous person. Furthermore is a place where magic has been used for filling their souls. And by the way, some things that will you understand is that getting maps in the book is an impressive feat. I really enjoyed reading this book.

wteh

5 years ago

Furthermore is a great book to read. In the book, Alice Alexis Queensmeadow has no color in her hair or skin so she wishes to have color in her life. Alice's father disappeared three years before Alice's Surrender breaking Alice's heart. She was determined to win the Surrender but when she got her score, she was traumatized. She had gotten a zero as her score. But when Oliver asks her to help him find Alice's father, Alice agrees knowing that finding her father would help her. I liked this book because it is not like any book I have read before. I also like the strangeness it brings and that we can relate to Alice's life a little. So if you love reading fantasy and adventure books, this is the book for you.

grapefruit

6 years ago

Alice Queensmeadow has waited her whole life for the surrendering, a festival where the children of Ferenwood show off their magical talents. So when she she gets a score zero-black card, Alice is devastated. Born Albino and colorless, fatherless Alice is a laughingstock of her colorful town. But then Oliver enters her life--cue the spotlight and music! Whisking her off to the dandy, oddity-filled land of Furthermore, he will help her find her father, her power, and most of all her confidence. Tahereh Mafi tells the story in an old-fashioned, heartfelt tone, bringing you on an exciting adventure of love and power!

blueberry

7 years ago

This book was awesome! People who like Alice in Wonderland or The Phantom Tollbooth will enjoy this book. A perfect mixture of fantasy and adventure :)