This is not my first encounter with a book narrated by a 5-year-old – I read and loved Room by Emma Donoghue. But with The Bear, the narration was awkward and frustrating. Perhaps the problem is that I don’t know many (or any) 5-year-olds, and perhaps this book accurately depicts how they think and speak, but after 200 pages of: “I am crying and there is a lake in my body that all the tears come from and it is getting… Read more »
Apr 17
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