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A review by jfbfsf
We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
3.0
The story is appealing/interesting enough, and it's local, which gives it a little extra appeal. But there's so much drama that all wraps up so neatly. The overall effect was to feel a little like YA, or literature light - people have problems, but there's no real reason to worry, because everything will work out, regardless of how unlikely such a resolution might be in real life. Even the main character's concerns about/disinterest in motherhood is magically resolved when her own mother leaves her, suddenly.
Her first book, the Language of Flowers, felt more nuanced to me.
Her first book, the Language of Flowers, felt more nuanced to me.