A review by asahome
Cottons: The Secret of the Wind by Jim Pascoe
3.0
A fox tricks a rabbit into helping him bring a big bad into the world. Another rabbit makes pretty baubles out of carrot dust while carrot crops suffer.
I read it with the intention of understanding the second novel. However, it didn't seem to make sense and we were dropped in the middle of the information. As someone who doesn't mind reading pieces out of order, I still didn't get it.
I read it with the intention of understanding the second novel. However, it didn't seem to make sense and we were dropped in the middle of the information. As someone who doesn't mind reading pieces out of order, I still didn't get it.
The amount of violence in this piece was also unnecessary. I understand rabbits are eaten by foxes. I struggle with things that can talk to each other eating each other. I'm not sure about the way some of the rabbits interacted with the art.
It felt like there was a lot of political commentary in this book. Not only is art "not valuable" because it isn't productive, but we take something beautiful to help the world and turn it into a weapon.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use