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The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
1 review
smasson13's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I loved this book.
It is so faced paced, I read it so quickly, yet it feels like it took years out of my life to sit with these characters.
At the start, I may have gotten a little lost between who was who and where everyone was, but the character list and map were very helpful.
Really this book was a beautiful reflection of being a young person, with a foot in the adult world but not all of the pieces. It was soft and heartfelt and made my soul hurt just a little...but in a good way.
I would love to teach a book like this to teenagers, I think it would really help young people feel seen.
Absolutely read this book.
Note: while the topics of this book are very heavy, it's written in a lyrical way through the eyes of children, so there is a heavy weight to these topics...yet nothing is graphic
It is so faced paced, I read it so quickly, yet it feels like it took years out of my life to sit with these characters.
At the start, I may have gotten a little lost between who was who and where everyone was, but the character list and map were very helpful.
Really this book was a beautiful reflection of being a young person, with a foot in the adult world but not all of the pieces. It was soft and heartfelt and made my soul hurt just a little...but in a good way.
I would love to teach a book like this to teenagers, I think it would really help young people feel seen.
Absolutely read this book.
Note: while the topics of this book are very heavy, it's written in a lyrical way through the eyes of children, so there is a heavy weight to these topics...yet nothing is graphic
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy and Abandonment
Minor: Incest, Mental illness, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization
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