spinesinaline's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
paperbackstash's review
3.0
First, kudos on the cover. Second, the writing style is fine and stylish. Third, this is confusing stuff.
A boy is trying to figure out where his missing sister is, while meanwhile living with parents who try to pretend things are okay for his sake. When he's speaking to the board pieces and game, the titles of the characters (like LIBRARIAN) are capitalized. It's mesmerizing but tricky stuff.
The ending cuts off abruptly. The author was trying to say something that must have went over my head completely. Whoosh, it's gone!
A boy is trying to figure out where his missing sister is, while meanwhile living with parents who try to pretend things are okay for his sake. When he's speaking to the board pieces and game, the titles of the characters (like LIBRARIAN) are capitalized. It's mesmerizing but tricky stuff.
The ending cuts off abruptly. The author was trying to say something that must have went over my head completely. Whoosh, it's gone!
keu482's review
I'm not entirely sure of the ending but I think "it's where you go when you are tired of looking" is pretty sad. It felt kind of unfinished because we never find out what happened to Louise, but I guess the story is more about Ansel's journey to acceptance. I'm not sure I liked where this story went at the end but I think it's going to stick with me for a while.
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