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A review by maejorlybookish
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
5.0
I would have read this in one sitting if I could--I was so hooked! I had heard a lot of hype about the book, and sometimes books don't live up to all of that. Luckily, for me, The Nest totally did!
Steve's family just had a new baby. Unfortunately, the new baby has a lot of health problems and will need a lot of surgeries and special care for the rest of his life--however long that may be. Steve's feeling lots of anxiety over this, and begins to have intense dreams about a special queen wasp who offers to "fix" the baby. Thinking it is just a dream, Steve agrees... and the wasps' true intentions are revealed, forcing Steve to defend his family, and re-evaluate his definition of "normal."
Just the perfect amount of creepy, with lots of inner speculation on what is considered normal, told in such a genuine voice. Oh, Steve--I want to hug you!
One of my favorite children's books I've had the pleasure to read in a good while! Thanks, Kenneth Oppel (and Jon Klassen, for your equally delightful [delightfully creepy] illustrations; they were so fitting). This was just perfect.
Steve's family just had a new baby. Unfortunately, the new baby has a lot of health problems and will need a lot of surgeries and special care for the rest of his life--however long that may be. Steve's feeling lots of anxiety over this, and begins to have intense dreams about a special queen wasp who offers to "fix" the baby. Thinking it is just a dream, Steve agrees... and the wasps' true intentions are revealed, forcing Steve to defend his family, and re-evaluate his definition of "normal."
Just the perfect amount of creepy, with lots of inner speculation on what is considered normal, told in such a genuine voice. Oh, Steve--I want to hug you!
One of my favorite children's books I've had the pleasure to read in a good while! Thanks, Kenneth Oppel (and Jon Klassen, for your equally delightful [delightfully creepy] illustrations; they were so fitting). This was just perfect.