![]() ![]() I think that because the Tucks have had to isolate themselves for so long, they are also experiencing that same loneliness, and so when the Tucks meet Winnie, they cling to one another and form this bond. Starting out, Winnie is incredibly lonely she really only has her grandmother and her parents. In a way, it kind of makes senses though. Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings What to know Critics Consensus Though slow-moving, Tuck Everlasting raises big issues and explores them with sensitivity. Winnie, for the most part, accepts their secret as the truth (she does have some doubt, but she more or less goes along with it) and they accept that she's just not going to tell a soul. They kind of instantly just accept each other. ![]() Awkward.īecause of how short the book is it moves very quickly, so there isn't a lot of time for the relationship between Winnie and the Tucks to develop. I went into it thinking Winnie was going to be in teens falling in love with Jesse and she's ten. This was a completely weird difference for me since I watched the movie long before I knew it was a book. In the movie, however, she's a teenager, and the movie is about a romance between her and Jesse if I remember correctly. In the book, Winnie is ten going on eleven, and it's more about her and the Tuck family. Tuck Everlasting By RINEHART AND WINSTON HOLT 117 ratings 144 reviews 162 followers Buy Book Save Book Take Quiz The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing older. This is where the movie and book start to differ. Tuck Everlasting is one of the best books ever written - for any age - Anne Tyler New York Times This book is as shapely, crisp, sweet. ![]()
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