A review by silene
Up From the Sea by Leza Lowitz

emotional informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is a novel effectively told in verse. It’s heartbreaking, detailing a massive earthquake and tsunami and the slow and incomplete recovery over the next few months. The pacing towards the end is off, becoming far too quick and a bit jarring.

The reunion with his father is not well-done. It comes across as very trite, especially in the face of everything else and the strength of the earlier writing.