Tuck Everlasting

First things first, you would think the Tucks, being over 100 years old, would have more common sense, but that seems not to be the case when Winnie tries to drink from the pond. Mae and Miles show up with their horses and then kidnap her later at night, when she is still uneasy and probably still scared. Jesse just tells her that when she turns 17, they should get married. Also, she is supposed to be 10; she acts to mature for her age and doesn’t really act like how a ten-year-old in real life would act. Also, Jesse acts way too young for how old he is supposed to be. Overall, I think that the story could have had more detail, the plot could have been thought through more, and maybe it could have made Winnie older.

The writing style was difficult to understand in some parts of the story. It was kind of confusing about why she didn't go back but understandable somewhat. She acted like she cared so much about them but she just ghosted them. Also in the ending were was Jesse and miles?

If you like it I don't sorry.

I have read this in middle school and I do not recommend it for middle schoolers. This story plot does not make a lot of sense and its got to much figurative language. It feels like in each five sentences there is more figurative language so it doesn't make sense. They make a ten year old act like a 30-40 year old so its weird.

Personally, I didn't like the book that much it was jumpy and slow paced at the same time. And there is so much figurative language that by the time you're done with two pages you can't even remember what happened on them.

I think that the book's plot was dragged out in the beginning and rushed toward the middle and end. The characters were shallow in the fact with emotion and development. Overall, I think the author focused too much on the setting and not enough on the characters and plot.

Reader reviewed by artemis

I would say to read the book. The book is so much better than the movie. The movie just twists everything up and makes it awful. The whole immortality concept is cool. The story is very short and the ending was very sad. I wsihed it was the other way around. It was good, but doesn't have much depth and it's over pretty quick. Nothing's really explained and it's not very memorable.

Reader reviewed by sara

THis book took me forever to read.It was very boring but i don't like to put a book down after i start it.It is based in the old days but i like that.JUst the way it was wrote that i don't like.THe way it was wrote made it very boring.If you need a good nap book then read this one.

Reader reviewed by Amanda

Winnie Foster is a young girl. She finds a spring that has a liquid bringing eternal life to anyone who drinks from it. She also meets the Tuck family, who has consumed this liquid and are eternal. Winnie and Jesse (a young looking son of the family) fall in love. Winnie must deal with their differences and the choice she must make to drink or not drink the liquid to be with Jesse.


This book is full of conflict and stupidity. I didn't enjoy this book very much because of its romance part. I think I liked the jail part. It was eerie. I recommend this book to ages 10 and up. I give it 2 stars because I didn’t totally hate it, but it was too stupid at sometimes.