Sofiya Pasternack
Autore di Anya and the Dragon
Sull'Autore
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Opere di Sofiya Pasternack
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Pasternack, Sofiya
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 3
- Utenti
- 268
- Popolarità
- #86,166
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 9
- ISBN
- 29
- Lingue
- 1
I'm not sure if this would be good bibliotherapy for a reader who is grieving the loss of a loved one. On the one hand, I'd say no because this book is brutal in its depiction of illness, suffering, and desperation. On the other hand, maybe yes because there is a journey that leads to peace and acceptance.
The story is told in four parts with each part introduced by a narrator whose identity isn't revealed until the end. I really liked these parts. It's sort of like what [b:The Patron Thief of Bread|39909124|The Patron Thief of Bread|Lindsay Eagar|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1630074755l/39909124._SY75_.jpg|61763378] did with the gargoyle, but better because of the brevity of these sections. It's also sort of like the reveal of the narrator in [b:The Ogress and the Orphans|58328436|The Ogress and the Orphans|Kelly Barnhill|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1644818724l/58328436._SY75_.jpg|91457082].
I also liked that this book has a message to offer readers, but it leaves some room for interpretation.
The only thing that kept this from being a 5-star read for me was that there were times I felt a little lost in the narrative. Maybe if I understood history and Judaism better I would understand the whole story better. Some things seemed like important symbols but I wasn't sure of their meaning. So that's personally a 4-star book for me. Even with the glossary and afterward, I was still left feeling a little unsatisfied, e.g. the garlic (spear-leek) at the end, the significance of the ravens, and how Tengrism relates to Judaism.
Updated to add: I just got the spear-leek/garlic thing! Garlic is a powerful remedy to protect against infections of many bacteria, fungi, and viruses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458355/
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