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A review by borborygm
Maybe a Fox by Alison McGhee, Kathi Appelt
4.0
*SPOILERS*
A charming, well crafted story about loss and coping with that loss. I'm not thrilled with the notion of non-humans being born in order to serve a needy human, but it works in this context - in the case of fox. The second example in the book is not wrapped up, and I don't get what its purpose or implications are. Who gets a kennen? Who doesn't? Why? Had there only been one in the book I wouldn't have wondered. But because there are two, and there are at least two other grief stricken people (Sylvie's father and Zeke's mother) ignored by this the question arises.
A charming, well crafted story about loss and coping with that loss. I'm not thrilled with the notion of non-humans being born in order to serve a needy human, but it works in this context - in the case of fox. The second example in the book is not wrapped up, and I don't get what its purpose or implications are. Who gets a kennen? Who doesn't? Why? Had there only been one in the book I wouldn't have wondered. But because there are two, and there are at least two other grief stricken people (Sylvie's father and Zeke's mother) ignored by this the question arises.