A review by cb98
The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire by Chloe Hooper

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

it took me over 4 months to finish this book BUT that is not a reflection on the book, just on the busyness of life and my reading habits tanking since I stopped working at a bookstore lol

this was a simple, easy to read look into an event that 10 year old me both kind of remembers and also doesn’t really remember. I’m glad to finally know the backstory of such a significant, tragic part of Australia’s history. the complexity of the arsonist’s situation and the devastating stories of those who lost everything on Black Saturday made for an emotional read. love Chloe Hooper’s writing style
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