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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
There were parts I really loved and parts I really didn’t. But I am super happy to add this book to my library.
Definitely an interesting book!
Confusing at parts.
**Also wants to know who writes in library books?
Please don't! I don't care that you are "correcting" the errors in this book. Almost ruined a almost perfect book for me....
Confusing at parts.
**Also wants to know who writes in library books?
Please don't! I don't care that you are "correcting" the errors in this book. Almost ruined a almost perfect book for me....
Despite the important narrative in this book I was unable to complete it due the racist depictions of Apache people, through the implication that they were “extinct” and the mockery of cultural traditions such as naming ceremonies, as well as casually racist references throughout the text. My full review can be found on Instagram at @blackgirlreading
I wanted to like this but found that hard. I’m not sure the literary techniques deployed worked for the novel and not against it. Using relational approaches just made it harder for me to connect and empathise. That said there’s a tremendous amount of research and under-explored stories which the author reveals as they’re stories which should be told. However, I knew I had struggled bravely on when I reached Box VII and it was all Polaroids and I thighs ‘Thank God!’.
I thought this story might move me, especially in light of things that are happening in our country right now, but it didn't. The stories of the lost children were poignant, but the family (ma, pa, boy and girl) just irritated me. I didn't care...
I liked this but it also felt like it was trying a little bit too hard.
Brilliant on so many levels. This book should win awards.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was an interesting and thoughtful novel that addresses the horrors of immigration, particularly refugee children. A blended middle-class family embarks on a road trip to former Apache territory in Arizona while the marriage is falling apart due to different professional goals. The 5 year old daughter and 10 year old son listen along and entertain themselves during the trip and ultimately undertake a little too much mischief.
The narration is interesting, with both the mother and the boy taking on the POV at times. The mother is really interesting, rather bookish. The boy is written a little too intellectually mature for a 10 year old, and when he does misunderstand things, it seems rather forced and out of place.
As they get closer to their destination, the story gets more and more fantastical. I really enjoyed the Elegy excerpts that the family reads - they really brought the refugee crisis to the front. This book will make you mad about our immigration/refugee policy in America and the things our government does to them in our name. It was a very rewarding read.
The narration is interesting, with both the mother and the boy taking on the POV at times. The mother is really interesting, rather bookish. The boy is written a little too intellectually mature for a 10 year old, and when he does misunderstand things, it seems rather forced and out of place.
As they get closer to their destination, the story gets more and more fantastical. I really enjoyed the Elegy excerpts that the family reads - they really brought the refugee crisis to the front. This book will make you mad about our immigration/refugee policy in America and the things our government does to them in our name. It was a very rewarding read.
Luiselli is not for me. That said, I liked the end a lot more than the beginning.