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laurenw's review
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Miscarriage and Murder
renjamin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Sit on an ostrich egg it will not crack. The secret is they break from the inside.
It’s so hard for authors to accurately capture the viewpoint of a child and when it is done well it can be phenomenal. Kobayashi does something truly magical here by creating W child so introspective and thoughtful yet so grounded and real. This book deals with so many difficult topics but that sense of childlike innocence stops it from feeling like it’s too heavy to go on. Egg is truly remarkable and reading this book felt like being inside of her head. The ending was a little rushed in my opinion but the journey there was remarkable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
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