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A review by yourfavavery
The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
So I wanted to read this because I heard it billed as Lord of the Flies but with six-year-olds. That's sort of what it is, but instead of factions with some bullies and some victims, it mostly has one psychopathic kid and a series of deadly misfortunes that can happen to scared kids when they're alone in the woods.
It has a moral of life being messy, not having a "happy ending" or a "moral" or "theme", that sometimes bad things just happen and there isn't always hope to be gleaned from a terrible situation.
Overall, it's a good novella - I breezed through it in one night - but don't look here for any warm and fuzzies.
It has a moral of life being messy, not having a "happy ending" or a "moral" or "theme", that sometimes bad things just happen and there isn't always hope to be gleaned from a terrible situation.
Overall, it's a good novella - I breezed through it in one night - but don't look here for any warm and fuzzies.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, and Murder