A review by nikkiehippie0
We the Animals by Justin Torres

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

There is nothing in this world I like better than a book that feels alive and lived in. We The Animals is such a heartbreakingly perfect slice of a life in a book. It gives you a these glorious views into a group of brothers and their parents so fiercely in love and connected to each other it hurts them all. Every word, every line in this book is well placed and matters. Nothing is drawn out or wasted. Torres paints pictures with his prose that leave you aching when he is done. 
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