A review by loverofeels
The Birthday Ball by Jules Feiffer, Lois Lowry

emotional funny lighthearted

4.0

this book is so damn funny! lowry is a very clever writer and i love all the snarky worldbuilding elements. princess pat is pretty wretchedly selfish and snooty, even more so than i fully realized as a child; i actually had to put down this book for a second at several points.
Spoilerstill, i was rooting for her and rafe. i appreciated that pat's happy ending was <i>doing</i> something she loves, not merely being with someone she loves, done in such a way that it didn't feel heavy-handed with its messaging.
not sure if i'd read this to my kids, because i don't like royalty or stories that use ugliness as a shorthand for wickedness, but definitely enjoyable to reread a childhood fave. 
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