ellen_is_reading 's review for:

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is otherworldly. Told as a dream, a story, a play, a dance, it is lyrical and magical both in content and writing. The people interject, filling the world with voices and details that make it feel like a rushing river of a story. It's dark, but beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, Alcohol, Classism