Ben Guterson
Author of Winterhouse
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- Gender
- male
- Birthplace
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Places of residence
- Seattle, Washington, USA
New Mexico, USA
Colorado, USA - Occupations
- teacher
program manager - Short biography
- [from dust jacket of Winterhouse]
Ben Guterson was a high school and middle school teacher in New Mexico and Colorado for a decade before spending several years at Microsoft as a program manager. He lives near Seattle in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.
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- Works
- 9
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.8
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- 24
- ISBNs
- 61
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- 7
Freddy gets mad at Elizabeth because he thinks she's too bossy, and that just rubbed me the wrong way. If it were a male main character you know he would be described as 'headstrong' or some such nonsense.
Also, Norbridge tells Elizabeth something along the lines of "If someone has 9 out 10 bad things about them, focus on the one good thing." WOW. That is the worst advice I have ever heard. Like, just focus on the fact that Hitler liked dogs & children. Forget about that pesky genocide.
Overall, I was disappointed more than anything because I really thought this was going to be at least a 4 star book when I started it.… (more)