jvedjs 's review for:

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

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caleb does it again, my god. a gorgeous, gorgeous novel. i absolutely devoured but also savoured this deeply rich, poetic, and poignant story of knowing your roots, understanding your trauma, and coming into your true self. i loved the music aspect in this book, and the recurring theme that sometimes language is lost on us for emotions we feel, and thats why music, dance, art is a way for us to communicate, share passion and connection with another, especially in a world that feels like it doesn’t belong to us. but during those joyous times, you can make your own small world to thrive in. i absolutely lost it during the last 2 chapters. parent-child relationships always get to me, and this book shows that immigrant struggle so well. and how we are our parents after all… i dont know, there was just sooo much to dissect and appreciate from this book, many themes were sprinkled in this one but in the end i believe caleb did such a wonderful job in rounding it all out. just beautiful.