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A review by jeninmotion
The Child Eater by Rachel Pollack
5.0
4.5 stars. I agree with another reviewer who felt the ending was a little bit forced and muddled in light of how Pollack let this beautiful mythic tale grow and branch in unexpected ways. It was the RIGHT ending, but I would have been cool with 20 more pages to get there.
Otherwise...man, what an amazing read. Full of allusion, magic, the fear of magic, betrayals...everything. I loved this so much and just was THERE with Simon and Jack and Matyas and Veil. I was even regularly frustrated at all the characters and still found myself sympathetic to all of them. (Okay, not the Child Eater, who was scary as heck, but all the main characters) This was a sheer delight to read.
Otherwise...man, what an amazing read. Full of allusion, magic, the fear of magic, betrayals...everything. I loved this so much and just was THERE with Simon and Jack and Matyas and Veil. I was even regularly frustrated at all the characters and still found myself sympathetic to all of them. (Okay, not the Child Eater, who was scary as heck, but all the main characters) This was a sheer delight to read.