A review by janine1122
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg

3.0

I enjoyed this book. It was a little quirky, with a great female protagonist. I was unsure of Molly Ringwald as the narrator at first, but her sort of monotone narration actually fit the story really well.

I couldn't help but think of Moonrise Kingdom as I listened to this audiobook. For me, there was a very similar tone and feel between this book and that movie. They're not related in any way, but the sort of borderline fantastical, over the top characters and storyline, combined with protagonist that acts much wiser than her years just made me think of the movie.

Margaret Rose is definitely a fun character, and I absolutely adored both of her uncles, but Uncle Alex in particular. I also appreciated the way the story came back around to tie into Margaret's experience at camp in the beginning of the book in a way that felt really satisfying. I also appreciated the way that some of the holes left in the camp story at the start of the book get filled in by the end.

It was a nice audiobook to enjoy this week after struggling a little with my last audiobook attempt.