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A review by dieanderelea
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
4.0
I don’t really know what to write. I’ve read many books about motherhood, and this is one of the better ones. I can’t imagine what it’s like to have a child, especially a non-neurotypical child or one with a disability. I found this discussion incredibly fascinating, even though some parts were rather repetitive. Tiny may seem crazy at times, but in the end, she loves her child more than anything else in the world, and that came through clearly in the story.
The book is very well written. Truly phenomenal. The humor was genuinely funny, the heavy scenes were truly distressing, and the parts that bordered on horror were indeed uncomfortable.
When I finished the book, I had to take a moment to think about what all the metaphors meant. Most of the time, we know owls as wise creatures, but they are also known to be mysterious, patient, and solitary. In contrast, dogs are conformist, obedient, and pack animals.
The book works so well because it constantly presents contrasts. At first, I thought I would probably like the story better as a full-fledged fairy tale, entirely removed from the real world, but then I realized that setting it in reality serves the message. It’s the atypical within the typical.
A very impressive little work, though it becomes repetitive at times and somewhat difficult to read.
The book is very well written. Truly phenomenal. The humor was genuinely funny, the heavy scenes were truly distressing, and the parts that bordered on horror were indeed uncomfortable.
When I finished the book, I had to take a moment to think about what all the metaphors meant. Most of the time, we know owls as wise creatures, but they are also known to be mysterious, patient, and solitary. In contrast, dogs are conformist, obedient, and pack animals.
The book works so well because it constantly presents contrasts. At first, I thought I would probably like the story better as a full-fledged fairy tale, entirely removed from the real world, but then I realized that setting it in reality serves the message. It’s the atypical within the typical.
A very impressive little work, though it becomes repetitive at times and somewhat difficult to read.