jainandsdiary 's review for:

Xo, Ox: A Love Story by Adam Rex

1.0

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This book has the perfect blurb, perfect cover, perfect title, perfect start, and perfect illustrations, but it not only falters but falters badly in the portion of the age group it covers. Having the age group of 4-8 years (As mentioned on Amazon), I will not recommend it to any child ever. This book is for readers who understand the satire and meaning behind the words, and children definitely do not come under this. Thinking from the children’s perspective, it shows a completely wrong notion of love, and with the mention of “A love story” in the title, I didn’t understand what the author wanted to convey to the child about love. Having the notions of love like how some of the old Bollywood movies show, where the hero stalks the heroine, do things even when it was conveyed as a proper “no” and we all know the ending, so I don’t know what that stalking love would convey to the children. If not for children, and for readers who understand things beyond words on paper, this book would be an enjoyable read, but I just couldn’t handle the content it had as a children’s book! It was 1/5 stars for me, for the gorgeous illustrations and the perfect start which opened so many possibilities for a children’s book.