A review by beccarettenberger
Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is so beautifully written and is an imaginative way to dissect how trauma and children’s brains interpret events and make up narratives to survive. Moving and so, so vivid. I adored this book and immediately wanted to reread it.