autumn_dannay 's review for:

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

4.0

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An interesting read. Deeply, emotionally moving. I know there are many bad reviews here, but I want to add this to the mix: it's nuts, it's crazy, it's tragedy. Astrid is a messed-up kid in a messed-up world, her mother's a murderer and she's being thrown to the wolves. But- it does read like poetry. Tangles of smoke, twisting and curling in my eyes. Moths to a flame? Read it. Be angry, like Astrid.