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itselvv's review
“Nothing made sense to me anymore. I was running here, running there, looking for something that didn’t even exist. It was like my father took all my common sense with him when he died.”
Junior Miles’ dad was an artist, he made sculptures out of junks, alas, within the first pages the family discovers that the father is diagnosed with cancer, and in his last days, he made his son a life size Junkman. The story follows Junior and his journey on accepting his father’s death and present.
I loved the writing style, it was simple, as you’d think a child would talk and think, yet without making the child’s emotions and struggles offensively simple, which is a job not everyone can do well.
But, with two hundred pages, I thought the book would be more detailed and more in depth, yet the story did what children’s picture books could do, and did, in fifty pages maximum. I did like the book, it’s just that I expected a bit more because I’ve already read multiple books regarding the same topic.
Some events and interactions was unrealistic, which I believe was a choice, making the story lean more to the cartoonish side would make it very entertaining to children, but, sadly, not so much to adults.
Finally, in my humble opinion, that would hundred percent be better as a graphic novel. It’s good! Tho it went to places I didn’t think it would go to, it was still a good time.
“I knew now that things happened when the time was right. That's what made them magical.”
lindsy_ann's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
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