Jo

I read this book as a child and re-reading it sparked a lot of nostalgic joy.
It's a lovely little story with a profound sense of found family.
The book is very much a product of it's time and requires some critical reading but I still enjoyed it greatly.

Weird as book. Still a weird as book. The first third reads like a prologue, the second third lays the stage, and the third truly shows the power of exasperated spite as a motivator. The sidekick is the main character and remains the sidekick. His exasperation throughout and him coming into his own are the best parts about this book. Some interesting, though mostly nonsensical world building. Some excellent discussions on deities that distinctly shaped my mind when I was little.

I started this book and found myself needing to surrender to not understanding, to letting the knowing grow in the experiencing of it. It was a feeling and a rising clarity that beautifully mirrored the story itself.
That is the one word I would use to describe this book - beautiful. It was unlike anything I have read before and it was a joy to experience.
Lovely, lovely little story.

I fell in love with this story when I first read it when I was about 12 years old and read it over and over. Now, over 16 years later, I decided to pick it up again. While I am far more critical of some of the content these days, I still enjoyed the story very much. It was a very nostalgic re-read for me.

It's alright for what it is but it didn't particularly surprise me at any point. Loved her sisters though. That concept is just awesome and adorable.