ashleyreads88 's review for:

Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I feel like I read Kaleidoscope at a time when I needed to read it.  It's a book about grief and I felt that the kaleidoscope illustrations represented how different grief can look for people.  I loved the story of friendship.  This book is heartbreaking but beautiful and it made me feel things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury