A review by ellarebee
The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers

4.0

Whoa. Just whoa. I was not expecting this from Oliver Jeffers when I picked this up. It's a deep lesson that unfortunately will go over the heads of many younger children, nor will it be one that most families will gravitate towards, despite it being profound and imperative. I knocked off a star because of the illustrations - or lack thereof - on several pages. The minimalist lithography is absolutely stunning - I wish there had been just a few more panels of it to not make the text-only pages so jarring (though that was likely intentional).