One on One (novel) explained

One on One
Author:Tabitha King
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Novel
Publisher:Dutton Adult
Release Date:March 1, 1993
Media Type:Print (Hardcover)
Isbn:0525935908

One on One is a 1993 fiction novel by author Tabitha King, set in the fictitious New England town of Nodd's Ridge. The book was published by Dutton Adult.

Plot synopsis

One on One follows Sam and Deanie, two high school students that are more different than they are alike. The two fall in love, only to be faced with multiple adversities, from rivals to sports.

Reception

Reception for One on One was mostly positive, with Entertainment Weekly giving the novel a rating of B+.[1] [2] [3] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the book "stands up on its own merits".[4]

The novel was panned by the Arizona Daily Star, saying that King was "a hack", although admitting that "(a)nyone who can go through the grueling process of writing a novel and getting it published deserves a lot of credit."[5] Publishers Weekly gave an ambivalent review, praising the characters while criticizing the plot as "flabby".[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hajari. Nisid. Review: One on One. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202043213/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306020,00.html. dead. December 2, 2008. Entertainment Weekly. 11 August 2012.
  2. News: Skow. John . Home Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20101028032648/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977784,00.html . dead . October 28, 2010 . 11 August 2012. Feb 22, 1993.
  3. News: Graham. Mark . THE 'OTHER' KING COMES INTO HER OWN . 11 August 2012. Rocky Mountain News . April 4, 1993.
  4. News: Slater. Joyce . Teenage basketball, teenage sex, and a tenor who ought to be stopped . https://archive.today/20130131232508/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24373324.html?dids=24373324:24373324&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+28,+1993&author=Joyce+Slater.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Teenage+basketball,+teenage+sex,+and+a+tenor+who+ought+to+be+stopped&pqatl=google . dead . January 31, 2013 . 11 August 2012 . Chicago Tribune. Feb 28, 1993.
  5. News: Tabitha King's `One' is the work of a hack . 11 August 2012 . Arizona Daily Star. May 2, 1993.
  6. Web site: Review: One on One. Publishers Weekly . 11 August 2012.

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