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A review by happyocelot
House of Dolls by Francesca Lia Block
3.0
This book looks like a young adult story, but it has very adult themes and I would actually classify it as an adult book.
It’s about how a young girl lashes out on her dolls because she’s not feeling loved or given attention to by her parents and family. The minute she is shown kindness by her family, she is nicer to the dolls.
The other secret in the book is that the dolls are almost alive-like in that they lead lives and have love interests and even have families.
A lot of really gut wrenching and heavy themes in such a short number of pages. I would call this sad, but with a happy ending.
Also, it has some beautiful pictures/drawings in the book, so I recommend reading and not listening to it.
It’s about how a young girl lashes out on her dolls because she’s not feeling loved or given attention to by her parents and family. The minute she is shown kindness by her family, she is nicer to the dolls.
The other secret in the book is that the dolls are almost alive-like in that they lead lives and have love interests and even have families.
A lot of really gut wrenching and heavy themes in such a short number of pages. I would call this sad, but with a happy ending.
Also, it has some beautiful pictures/drawings in the book, so I recommend reading and not listening to it.