ouchi_ee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
4.0
A young adult favourite of mine, beautifully written
theshenners's review against another edition
I liked this for what it was but also I'm a little bothered by the way race was just...elided completely in the setting in favor of what seems like a racially homogenous landscape (at least, it read to me as being so...and I know it's a fictional world that isn't tied to a specific real locale but still...the implications of this choice are uncomfortable)
carlee313's review against another edition
3.0
This book is so incredibly cute, it was a super cute, light read. But it wasn't much more than that. It was fluffy and cute and pretty, but lacked any sort of depth, the kind of depth that keeps me turning pages. Don't get me wrong, it was super precious, but I was really expecting something more, I don't know... magical.
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I would recommend this to anybody in need of a light fluffy read to occupy a rainy day or a long car ride.
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I would recommend this to anybody in need of a light fluffy read to occupy a rainy day or a long car ride.
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cphaura's review against another edition
In one word: unfinished. Many plot points should have been extended (what's up with Dalia? also her cryptic phrasing of "sometimes we can barely trust our own housemates"). It was rushed, especially the end. this book is a short emotional read, but could have been much much more impactful if there had been more character and world building. it felt to me more like a draft.
juliejaeger's review against another edition
4.0
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind is a quick, character driven read. Meg Medina’s descriptions of the characters was riveting. The two main characters came alive. I wanted to know more about the secondary characters, but I love Medina’s writing style.
linyoo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Beautiful book for the empathetic girlies
akernelofnonsense's review against another edition
3.0
Mini-Review:
Meg Medina’s The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind is a story of a girl who learns to define herself when her entire identity has been defined by how other people see her. For people in Tres Montes, Sonia Ocampo’s birth was a blessing that brought peace to the town when they were sure it would crumble under a storm. Over the years, her prayers on their behalf have kept them safe and healed the sick. But this gift has become a curse to Sonia, she grows weary of shouldering the town’s burdens and it feels impossible to continue when she begins to doubt her gift. Although I found this story enjoyable, I couldn’t help but want more. The novel itself was very short and I would have liked to have spent more time with Sonia and her town before she chose to leave it. With family ties at its core, The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind is a beautifully told coming-of-age story that is both heartbreaking and hopeful.
Meg Medina’s The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind is a story of a girl who learns to define herself when her entire identity has been defined by how other people see her. For people in Tres Montes, Sonia Ocampo’s birth was a blessing that brought peace to the town when they were sure it would crumble under a storm. Over the years, her prayers on their behalf have kept them safe and healed the sick. But this gift has become a curse to Sonia, she grows weary of shouldering the town’s burdens and it feels impossible to continue when she begins to doubt her gift. Although I found this story enjoyable, I couldn’t help but want more. The novel itself was very short and I would have liked to have spent more time with Sonia and her town before she chose to leave it. With family ties at its core, The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind is a beautifully told coming-of-age story that is both heartbreaking and hopeful.
heykellyjensen's review against another edition
This was a little less magical realism that I expected (and honestly, I'd argue it's 100% realistic). But this is well-done read about immigration, about trying to get out of the situation you're in, and the extremes that people who experience poverty will go to for the promise of a better life. It's ultimately an immigrant story, but it's also a story about a girl who a small town believes can heal and solve the community's problems. . . putting her in a precarious situation of never feeling like she gets to live for herself.
amyjoy's review against another edition
4.0
Set in unnamed Latino country in unnamed time. Probably historical, but that's not really the point. Timeless.