Reviews

The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery

chloah214's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My favourite book I've read so far this year. So beautiful and made me cry.

fr_eddie's review against another edition

3.0

3'50

bookmarked642's review

emotional inspiring reflective

5.0

summerbaee's review

5.0

This book is hauntingly beautiful. I read most of it in a day, despite it not being my usual type of book. I nearly cried at several points throughout, especially at the end of grandfathers story. This may be my favourite read of the year, and it’s only January!!

bookswithbethany's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

gir1n3xtdoor's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

slc2205's review

emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.25

pixie_swirl's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

clairewilsonleeds's review

3.0

Simple kid's book, nowt special.

anna_hepworth's review

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The story of a young man who survived the bombing of Hiroshima, slipping between the bombing and the aftermath, and the present day (set as 2018). 

This was a quick read, not least because all of the present day story is written as poem. I respect the artistic choice of that, but I also hated it. I felt it left me outside the story, with no way to engage, and as such I really didn't click with the modern day part of the story. 

I also get the artistic choice for the very pat ending, because it is important that that is what the story is working towards. (if this is a middle grade book, then that makes sense; it did not read as a middle grade book, especially given the way that the author's intro was written). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Death and Cancer