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A review by bookwormbecks
The Weight of All Things by Sandra Benítez
4.0
Beautifully written and such a haunting story. The main character, 9 year old Nicolas, is so endearing and sweet...as a mother, reading the love he has for his mother, is almost too much to take! You just want to pick him up and hold him.
The story is based off 2 actual events in El Salvador in 1980. You know that these types of things are going on all over the world and they have been for years, but somehow reading about it through a child's perspective makes it more real and that much more unbearable.
The story is based off 2 actual events in El Salvador in 1980. You know that these types of things are going on all over the world and they have been for years, but somehow reading about it through a child's perspective makes it more real and that much more unbearable.