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emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
I related to the main character a bit, and I also loved the nature (and by extension, fox behavior) covered in this book. Toward the end, it waxes poetic, but certainly not in a bad way. I agree with the review on the front cover. This is quite Thoreau-esque in nature, but from the POV of a brilliant woman who has a deep relationship with animals and the wild.
I wasn't ready for my heart to be torn out at the end of the book. For me, wildfires are triggering, as I've lived and worked right next to one before as well, which I saw consume hundreds of acres of national forest. As someone who usually connects better with animals and nature over people and their expectations, I felt very drawn to Fox and the magpie, and I felt their loss deep in my gut.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation
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