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hodgeonlucy 's review for:
The House in the Cerulean Sea
by TJ Klune
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
With everything going on in the world, this book felt like such an important and welcome reprise. I wish it was mandatory reading for everyone who are putting their stupid flags up around Britain, or supporting ICE raids in America, or celebrating the mass genocides across the rest of the world. There is a very simple but clear message of this book: don’t be afraid just because you don’t know and don’t lash out because of this fear.
The monster analogy was a fantastic way to explore prejudice as it applies to racism, ableism, xenophobia amongst other things. Not only did it have a strong and well executed message, the plot was good and the characters so endearing. Chauncey was my favourite but all of them were good and I felt their development flowed really well.
Sure there were some editing changes that I would make (including completely removing the incessant diet and body image talk - yuck!!), but I still loved this book and hope that more people can read it and start being nicer.
The monster analogy was a fantastic way to explore prejudice as it applies to racism, ableism, xenophobia amongst other things. Not only did it have a strong and well executed message, the plot was good and the characters so endearing. Chauncey was my favourite but all of them were good and I felt their development flowed really well.
Sure there were some editing changes that I would make (including completely removing the incessant diet and body image talk - yuck!!), but I still loved this book and hope that more people can read it and start being nicer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Abandonment