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emotional
funny
sad
slow-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? No
3.5
Duanwad Pimwana strikes a very strange but balanced tone in this story: it's about a boy who was basically abandoned by his parents to be raised by the adults of his neighborhood (and thus no one stands out as a consistent parental figure) while also being about a group of people who own very little and yet choose to share some of that with a parentless child.
The episodes showing Kampol's life are both sad and what could otherwise be normal snippets of a young child's life--if you ignore the fact that he doesn't actually have a permanent home and -for a while- was not even going to school like the other kids were. The author does not insert herself into the narration in that way, only leaving the innocent observations and thoughts of a five-year-old child.
I did wish we saw more of some of the other characters and their fate or had a more fleshed out story since the author rarely refers back to previous chapters as the story progressed. I did appreciate this look into the life of an effectually orphaned boy and how the people around him attempt, in their own ways, to fill in the huge gap in his life. I wonder what kind of adult this child makes?
The episodes showing Kampol's life are both sad and what could otherwise be normal snippets of a young child's life--if you ignore the fact that he doesn't actually have a permanent home and -for a while- was not even going to school like the other kids were. The author does not insert herself into the narration in that way, only leaving the innocent observations and thoughts of a five-year-old child.
I did wish we saw more of some of the other characters and their fate or had a more fleshed out story since the author rarely refers back to previous chapters as the story progressed. I did appreciate this look into the life of an effectually orphaned boy and how the people around him attempt, in their own ways, to fill in the huge gap in his life. I wonder what kind of adult this child makes?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
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