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Feb 12, 2018JCLChrisK rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I'm afraid I struggled to find the magic in this fable. Others I know who have read it have struggled to suspend their disbelief around its fableness--all the unanswered questions and mysteries about the context for the story, for its setting and greater world. That didn't bother me. What I wondered about was the internal world of the island, the interpersonal dynamics between the characters, their thoughts and motivations and emotions and reactions. Much of it just didn't feel quite authentic to me, and I couldn't connect with them. So many who've commented on this book have clearly found it magical. I would like to have had that experience with it. Instead, all I can offer is an interested appreciation. And a suggestion to try for yourself, because I don't know anyone who hasn't been provoked to some type of animated response.