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A review by beasleysbooks
When Elephants Fly by Nan Fischer
4.0
It took me a while to be excited about reading this book. As contemporaries go, it was par for the course. There was romance and all the other things we love about the genre, but there were other things that really sets this book apart from the norm.
Lily was a great character to follow. She struggled with doing what was right for her and what was just right. Her mental health problems were imperative to the story. I thought it was carefully done and shed light on something I didn’t really know a lot about: schizophrenia.
Another thing I loved about this book was the advocacy for better living conditions for animals in zoos and circuses. The author herself is very passionate about elephants and their current living conditions in the United States and treatment in their natural habitats. I enjoyed reading a story about things I didn’t know a lot about. I enjoyed learning while I read.
Did this book have a mediocre romance and unfinished ending? Yes it did. But did the mental health representation and elephant advocation overrule those things? Yes they did. I went back and forth from three to four stars on this one. As a BOOK, I’d give it three stars. However, the author’s passion shown through her author’s note at the end immediately raised it to a four star. I love myself some passionate authors.
Lily was a great character to follow. She struggled with doing what was right for her and what was just right. Her mental health problems were imperative to the story. I thought it was carefully done and shed light on something I didn’t really know a lot about: schizophrenia.
Another thing I loved about this book was the advocacy for better living conditions for animals in zoos and circuses. The author herself is very passionate about elephants and their current living conditions in the United States and treatment in their natural habitats. I enjoyed reading a story about things I didn’t know a lot about. I enjoyed learning while I read.
Did this book have a mediocre romance and unfinished ending? Yes it did. But did the mental health representation and elephant advocation overrule those things? Yes they did. I went back and forth from three to four stars on this one. As a BOOK, I’d give it three stars. However, the author’s passion shown through her author’s note at the end immediately raised it to a four star. I love myself some passionate authors.