A review by bosswench
Feather by Roger Mello, Cao Wenxuan

reflective

4.5

This book is a work of art, beautiful to look at and rhythmic, beautiful to read. I also respect the inclusion of the hawk and the way the death of the skylark is described, "Feather heard the sound of a scream in the air and saw a drop of bright red blood like a glittering bead drip down from the sky." I respect an author who respects the emotional intelligence of children and tells them real stories of the world--here is a beautiful, artful combination of all the wonder in the world (and in ourselves), all the arrogance and self-involvement, all the brutality, all the humble comfort.