A review by ljrinaldi
The Broken Bridge by Philip Pullman
4.0
This is not a fantasy. This is not science fiction. This is a story of a fish out of water.
Ginny is one of the two black people in her Welsh village. She lives with her white dad and loves art. Art is life. Her mother was an artist and she feels she is carrying on the tradition.
This book is a slow build to something that is off. A mystery to be solved. The dialogue is natural. There is the usual of adults not wanting to say what really is going on and the kids having to figure things out on their own.
There is a bit of social commentary of art being different depending on your background, as in do people of color draw differently.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Ginny is one of the two black people in her Welsh village. She lives with her white dad and loves art. Art is life. Her mother was an artist and she feels she is carrying on the tradition.
This book is a slow build to something that is off. A mystery to be solved. The dialogue is natural. There is the usual of adults not wanting to say what really is going on and the kids having to figure things out on their own.
There is a bit of social commentary of art being different depending on your background, as in do people of color draw differently.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.