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laurenleigh's review
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I read this for my 2021 Storygraph translation challenge. The prompt was a book translated from a language spoken in India, so there were a lot of options. I picked this one (translated from Tamil) quite randomly without doing a lot of research, but it wasn’t really my cup of tea. It’s definitely got some Animal Farm vibes, being a story about personified animals that is definitely not for (human) kids. But I’m not familiar with the intricacies of Indian government and culture, so I think a lot of the metaphors and references went over my head. However, I could understand the elements of this female goat’s life that explore how modern society can exploit or ignore young women. All in all, it was kind of depressing. It started off quite cute and sweet, when the goat was an optimistic kid, fighting to stay alive without a mother and succeeding at doing so. But it shifted from this underdog storyline in her adolescence and adulthood, and her life was quite sad. I suppose I was hoping for a more uplifting ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Animal death, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood and Death
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