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Why would an old adult read a young adult book? Antipodes is the answer! It looks like a story about growing up but it is about life-long human values. Is constant striving for competitive goals the way that you want to live your life...or are there alternatives that are better, healthier and produce happiness? Bacon sets her story in beautiful New Zealand. It is the values of New Zealanders that challenge the heroine, Erin, to rethink her own. New Zealand turns her life upside down. She has reached the antipodes, the other side of the world. This beautiful tale of growth charmed this adult reader with its message of renewal. Erin is on a journey we should all attempt wherever we are. And can we have a shout-out for this excellent cover image? Antipodes all the way!


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Antipodes Michele Bacon Books Reviews

Like a few of the other readers mentioned, you're not going to like Erin at the beginning of the book which can make it tough to get through the first part... except there are some teasers about a string of events that "ruined her life" that you really do want to find out what happened. Bacon does a good job keeping you interested until you like her more and see her grow. It was neat to have part of the story happen forwards, part in reverse.

I very much enjoyed the bits on New Zealand - sweet as! - but I think what I really enjoyed most was how Bacon addressed some of the difficulties of being a modern teenager and watching her grow and change. Though some of her struggles are clearly only those a person from privileged upbringing will have, most are universal to the teenage experience.

I do kinda wish we found some redeeming qualities about Claire...
I enjoyed the book overall. It flowed nicely and gave you a great feel for the culture of New Zealand. The story was a journey and coming of age for Erin.

When you start the book Erin is not your favorite person. She is horribly snobby and rude to her host family. They are nothing but loving and kind to her. Towards Hank she looked down at him like he was nothing. She acted like she was better than everyone else and she wasn’t. Over time and as you see the flashbacks of her last year and what precipitated her ending up in New Zealand you understand more why she was as she was but it doesn’t help you swallow her attitude any better.

What we see as the story goes forward is Erin learn about herself and that she is unhappy. In New Zealand there is no pressure and she is able to evaluate herself and where she wants to be. She starts to look and explore life and really live it. She doesn’t worry about being the best or brightest only in finding her joy and living her life to be happy. It is Hank, her host family and new friends that have her realize this. That she needed change and needed to discover or rediscover herself. She was doing things to fulfill a resume and not because she enjoyed them. In New Zealand she learned about herself and what she enjoyed. She found a balance between life, competition and happiness. She found love and peace with her host family and found a romance with Hank.

The story is a great exploration of this young girl’s hopes and dreams. Of her discovering friendships, love, family, peace and happiness while doing it in a wonderful location. We learn about New Zealand along the way. We learn about what brought Erin to New Zealand and how much of a douche her ex Ben was. How judgemental everyone back home were. We learn about Erin and her feelings but also see her blossom and find her way. Her and Hank were opposites but worked together well. he helped her to see things from a different perspective and respected her. She loved him for not judging her but seeing the real Erin.

The story was entertaining and wonderful. A journey of one girl to rediscover who she is and what she loves while exploring a new place and relationships between family, friends and a boy.
I am so happy to have read this book. Most importantly, I am happy to have discovered another amazing writer, because “Antipodes” is such an interesting book, from so many perspectives. It brings forward many family issues and much personal development.

Erin has had a privileged life in the US. Her parents offered her a certain status among her school mates, with a car and money to spend. But all these were in exchange of a life without affection from their side and with only pressure to excel at activities that were not to her liking. She has her life mapped out by her mother, whose expectations are hard to accomplish. When her life is drastically changed, she is sent to New Zealand, for an exchange experience that would look good in her application for one of the top universities.

She discovers a world completely different from what she was used to in America. She discovers a family that is grateful for what they have, friends that are true friends and most importantly she discovers herself. She does the things she really likes to do. It is a journey to self-discovery and achieving that state of mind that makes one proud, or at least satisfied with oneself.

The author has done such an amazing job presenting the various contrasts between Erin’s life in the States and what she has in New Zealand. We find out step by step what happened to her social life that she has had to travel to the other part of the world. We see the differences between her host family and her parents. While ones were focused on being there for her and support her in the competitions, the others were more focused on the results and on why she could not do better. There is a romance starting as well and again we have a contrast between her ex-boyfriend and the boy she likes here. But probably the most important contrast is between who Erin is at the beginning of the book and who she becomes during her stay abroad.

I could go on and on about so many things in this book. This is one complex novel that deserves a much better analysis than the one I can provide in my review. To keep it as short as I can, I am more than happy to have read it and I am forever grateful that I had the chance to discover this amazing author! I cannot wait to read more books by Michele Bacon. Give this book a chance, it is so worth it!
A wonderful book! Well written and lead to some great book club conversations! My teenage daughter loved it as well!
Why would an old adult read a young adult book? Antipodes is the answer! It looks like a story about growing up but it is about life-long human values. Is constant striving for competitive goals the way that you want to live your life...or are there alternatives that are better, healthier and produce happiness? Bacon sets her story in beautiful New Zealand. It is the values of New Zealanders that challenge the heroine, Erin, to rethink her own. New Zealand turns her life upside down. She has reached the antipodes, the other side of the world. This beautiful tale of growth charmed this adult reader with its message of renewal. Erin is on a journey we should all attempt wherever we are. And can we have a shout-out for this excellent cover image? Antipodes all the way!