A review by lisacerezo
Little People: A Fantasy Story About Fathers, Sons, and Monsters by Daniel Charles Wild

4.0

Little People is an interesting mix of Gulliver’s Travels and Stand By Me, with an environment particularly steeped in childhood memory. Its first-person narrative gives a particularly intimate connection with the narrator, and provides a fair amount of secondhand catharsis for anyone who has ever been estranged from someone they were close to. The level of detail in the world-building made the scenes very easy to visualize—almost to the point of reading more as a screenplay than a novella.

I will mention that this particular edition has large, wide-set text, giving it the appearance of a children’s book. While the language is accessible enough for readers of most skill levels, the mentions of violence and gore along with occasional mild swearing would categorize this as a book not suited for young readers. I personally found the juxtaposition a bit distracting.