A review by thepyrreview
Up From the Sea by Leza Lowitz

3.0

I love novels-in-verse, but this one felt like fragmented sentences, not poetry. The story was okay. It was about a boy who suffers major losses in the 2011 tsunami and goes to NYC to work with former children impacted by the 9/11 attacks. It does a good job showing grief and getting through it, but it lacked the imagery and rhythm that novels-in-verse usually have. Overall, it was an okay quick read.

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