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A review by mat_tobin
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
4.0
A book which Fraillon states that she wished she did not have to write but to ignore it was to ignore a whole people. A dual narrative from two children who both have suffered the loss of a parents, The Bone Sparrow does not pull its punches...and, perhaps, justly so if her aim to highlight the atrocities of the treatment of asylum seekers in her home country of Australia.
Subhi tries his best to see life within the camp in a positive light but there comes a point when the horror can become too much and yet, even then, he remains stronger and braver than the rest of us. As I was reading, I saw a lot of parallels to Boyne's Striped Pyjamas but am happy to say that, personally, I much preferred the ending to this story.
Subhi tries his best to see life within the camp in a positive light but there comes a point when the horror can become too much and yet, even then, he remains stronger and braver than the rest of us. As I was reading, I saw a lot of parallels to Boyne's Striped Pyjamas but am happy to say that, personally, I much preferred the ending to this story.