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alecxia's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
paperdavid's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
mollz12's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This book was hard to pick up but once you got past a couple pages, you were in it :)
If you do not like broken up stories, like tiny paragraphs as it progresses; this is not for you.
I thought this was such an interesting tale from the perspective of the mom of the parents and then the boy of the two children. There was interesting parallels to the idea of lost children and our government.
The ending felt slow because they jumbled all of the worlds together to be one conscious thought, but it was worth the patience.
The ending was disappointing in some ways because I wanted more. I wanted another chapter of the mom’s perspective. But maybe that was the point since it’s about lost children.
Worth a read! :)
If you do not like broken up stories, like tiny paragraphs as it progresses; this is not for you.
I thought this was such an interesting tale from the perspective of the mom of the parents and then the boy of the two children. There was interesting parallels to the idea of lost children and our government.
The ending felt slow because they jumbled all of the worlds together to be one conscious thought, but it was worth the patience.
The ending was disappointing in some ways because I wanted more. I wanted another chapter of the mom’s perspective. But maybe that was the point since it’s about lost children.
Worth a read! :)
googie_puvdan's review against another edition
4.0
Just when I was starting to lose interest, the narrative shift to "the boy" pulled me back in. An aching story
clairewilsonleeds's review against another edition
3.0
Some beautiful stuff, but didn't really connect with the characters and some of the 'archive' structure was annoying over audiobook.
jenage's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
alextartsch's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
alisonjfields's review against another edition
4.0
This is almost perfect. Beautifully written. Moving. Evocative. Loses all of its poetic internal logic in the last quarter to disappointing effects. This could have been one of my favorites. So. Close.
jialinorama's review
The book has an interesting structure but the pace was too slow for me. I also found it hard to empathise with the first narrator - she felt too distant and the 'let me tell you the funny/weird things my kids just did/said' vibe was too strong for my liking.
mpaoli's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.5
The last 20% got interesting, but overall I found this book really lacking any plot or storyline. For a book about lost kids/migrants, their stories were minimally told throughout the book.