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maple_dove's review
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Favorite Quotes:
Defect and perfect are so close,/only two letters apart./If you say them fast,/defect perfect defect perfect,/they almost sound the same.
I've had sixteen years/of being told I was chosen,/instead of the obvious fact/that I was given way,/and I'm ready for open now.
People can make you do/a lot of things,/but they can't make you talk./If they try,/it's called torture/and that's a fact.
A meeting with me and Ella?/I say my sister's name/as if it cancels out/Mom saying it.//Yes, Mom says,/and Ella's foster mother,/and me and Dad, too.//No one asked me/if I wanted Mom and Dad there/when I met my sister/for the first time.
I read the descriptions/of the children://"Coralynn loves sports?and has a lot of energy."/"Doria likes riding uer bike/and playing Legos."/"Ilana is a motivated student."/"Joseph loves horses/and would like to maintain contact/with his half brother and father."//I try to imagine/what they'd say about Ella://"Ella's loves animals./Ella's likes peppermint-stick ice cream./Ella is good at spying./Ella would like to maintain contact/with her sister, Sherry."//How could these sentences/or even a photo/explain what it feels like/when Ella's puts her sweaty little hand/in mine?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Medical content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Child abuse
Minor: Antisemitism, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, and Death of parent
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