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A review by aj_humphreys
In The Tall Trees by Angel N. Van Atta
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
WOW. I. Mean. wow.
I often enjoy the joke, "I haven't felt this way since I was a little girl," but damn if this isn't the first time it was almost true. I at least could say, "I haven't felt this way since I was a little boy, " and it would be 100% accurate.
The story comes to readers through the eyes of a child, Mella. A girl raised in the woods by a mother chained to the floor and a father who f*cks off as he pleases.
I hated daddy. Such a nightmarish character, but a perfect juxtaposition to Mella's innocence.
Through those perfectly captured innocent eyes of a child, we are prisoners to what this tiny tyke can comprehend. The writing captures her growing awareness of this awful situation, but what little girl doesn't blindly love their daddy?
So we scream louder, with deep aching pangs of regret, "No, Mella! Listen to your conscience! This isn't right!"
No good person wants to fracture the pristine innocence of a child, but it's the only way for Mella, her mother, and baby brother to get out alive.
The story is so visceral in the best/worst way. The writing is good enough to chill to the core with nothing but the background score... i.e. the scenes, the setting, the passive world created by Van Atta are wonderfully dark and vivid.
Can I write an essay on this one?
Cuz I might...
I often enjoy the joke, "I haven't felt this way since I was a little girl," but damn if this isn't the first time it was almost true. I at least could say, "I haven't felt this way since I was a little boy, " and it would be 100% accurate.
The story comes to readers through the eyes of a child, Mella. A girl raised in the woods by a mother chained to the floor and a father who f*cks off as he pleases.
I hated daddy. Such a nightmarish character, but a perfect juxtaposition to Mella's innocence.
Through those perfectly captured innocent eyes of a child, we are prisoners to what this tiny tyke can comprehend. The writing captures her growing awareness of this awful situation, but what little girl doesn't blindly love their daddy?
So we scream louder, with deep aching pangs of regret, "No, Mella! Listen to your conscience! This isn't right!"
No good person wants to fracture the pristine innocence of a child, but it's the only way for Mella, her mother, and baby brother to get out alive.
The story is so visceral in the best/worst way. The writing is good enough to chill to the core with nothing but the background score... i.e. the scenes, the setting, the passive world created by Van Atta are wonderfully dark and vivid.
Can I write an essay on this one?
Cuz I might...