A review by ashlynkcraig
Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos

4.0

A short, but impactful book. This story is narrated by the 7 year old son of a drug kingpin. It follows his love of hats, his quest for a Liberian pigmy hippopotamus, samurai, his attempts to make sense of the isolated, heavy life around him, and the deaths that surround him. Although the language of the book is relatively simple (albeit at times shocking), the subject matter is profound and it is impossible to ignore the impact that this life has and will undoubtedly have on Totchli. I feel like this is a book I will continue to think about.