A review by dragonlilly
Winkie by Clifford Chase

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5.0

I could hardly put this book down, it being so engaging, beautiful, clever, and frustrating all at once. Winkie's story is a comically sad analogy for human cruelty, injustice, ignorance, and fear and disgust of the unknown. This aspect of the story was very strong on its own and had me feel real anger and sorrow for what was happening to Winkie along with the understanding that all of these injustices he faces, while seemingly comical in their ridiculousness, are unfortunately realities innocent people have been forced to endure. 

I enjoyed all of the little details that really build Winkie into the wonderful teddy bear with a soul of his own, this also being a tale about a very old bear, all that he had seen, experienced, and all of the people he encountered and loved and lost. At the very end of it all we can come to love Winkie too, because he truly is a very rare bear.
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