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3.21 AVERAGE
3.21 AVERAGE
The Waters and the Wild by Francesca Lia Block is a telling story of life, growth and the everyday struggles of coming into your skin. Bee, a changelings, has to decide where she truly belongs: with the new found comfort and peace with her friends at school or back to her faerie world allowing the fetch, or the real human child, to take her place. Bee struggles with everyday teenage struggles but Block transforms it into a song of hope for all.
Though the story short, and the writing shorter, Block focuses metaphorically on the issues we all face today. Seamlessly she blends in the important points of our time: Global warming, 9-11, and the daily struggles of war. Though at first glance you might miss it, it is that much more powerful once we peer closer into Block’s narrative. But above all it is a marvelous story about a girl, her life well lived, and the choice she makes ,which in turn transforms everyone’s outlook and appreciation on life.
The story unravels poetically and slowly through the few pages like short story mixed with poems and folklore. Block focuses on Bee’s narrative but like the threads in the fabric she sews in images of the times we live in; they are not easy but there is hope! You might be reading his and thinking…..”HUH?” But rest assured that these few 120 some pages will leave you grateful but above all else it is a good read. A small book with a big story!
Though the story short, and the writing shorter, Block focuses metaphorically on the issues we all face today. Seamlessly she blends in the important points of our time: Global warming, 9-11, and the daily struggles of war. Though at first glance you might miss it, it is that much more powerful once we peer closer into Block’s narrative. But above all it is a marvelous story about a girl, her life well lived, and the choice she makes ,which in turn transforms everyone’s outlook and appreciation on life.
The story unravels poetically and slowly through the few pages like short story mixed with poems and folklore. Block focuses on Bee’s narrative but like the threads in the fabric she sews in images of the times we live in; they are not easy but there is hope! You might be reading his and thinking…..”HUH?” But rest assured that these few 120 some pages will leave you grateful but above all else it is a good read. A small book with a big story!
There's something stunning about Block's books that always leaves me digesting them for days. I'm not sure I always like it, but I'm always amazed anyway. This one is very lyrical and immersive even though it's short, and I was surprised by the ending.
Bee doesn't feel like she belongs. Not a new thought for teenagers, but she really feels like she belongs more in the earth. She dreams of eating dirt and of burying herself in it. This soothes her. Then she sees a girl who looks like her. She worries about seeing the girl again. She befriends two other outsiders at school - Haze and Sarah. Together they try to figure out what is happening to her.
This book is full of lovely prose but it is very confusing. A lot happens in a very short time, but there are a lot of gaps left to be filled in by the reader.
This book is full of lovely prose but it is very confusing. A lot happens in a very short time, but there are a lot of gaps left to be filled in by the reader.
This book is so easy to read and super short but I cannot seem to finish it to save my life. Not sure what it was.
It was sort of uneventful, with characters you barely grow to love before you have to say goodbye to them. It felt more like a short story than a novel and I may have liked it better had it been classified that way.
I randomly picked this book up at a library sale. I usually enjoy YA fantasy books. This one, however, was a let down. I could see it being a good book for a young person who is not in particular “a reader” but wants to or has to read something.
Beautiful & sad. Francesca Lia Block is magical, as always.
I think that I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read it as a teenager. As an adult, I feel like FLB's writing has lost a bit of its luster.
WTF is this?
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Honestly, Haze's story would've been more interesting to read than Bee's
and "Doppelganger" didn't do anything
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Honestly most parts were so unnecessary in the story that it got me like:
The way it was written (poetic like) was really nice
But the story lack a lot of specific events and "feel".
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Honestly, Haze's story would've been more interesting to read than Bee's
and "Doppelganger" didn't do anything
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Honestly most parts were so unnecessary in the story that it got me like:
The way it was written (poetic like) was really nice
But the story lack a lot of specific events and "feel".