![]() ![]() She could have delved into depth with Otis and changed things to his perspective of view, instead of portraying him as a mentally ill monster.Īfter years, I'm still surprised the impact the rape scene (perhaps it was how it was described that irked me) had on me and now that I pick up the same book again and flick up to that part, I don't find that part as descriptive and disgusting as I used to.īut I definitely would not recommend this children. I know it adds a touch of reality to the fiction but had she not made Otis so.I don't know, somewhat as unlikable, it would have been a better book. Overall, it was a book that I rather liked as a whole but some things were better left out. I guess it was how the author described the rape scene or the way that Otis behaved that this book should definitely not be put on a children's book shelf for eight year olds and twelve year olds to discover. While I enjoyed reading the parts of reality (yes I was a sadistic 10 year old) where the girl felt as if her family was stuck together with false glue or something along the lines of that, parts where Otis came in just made me shiver. As you can imagine, I was absolutely horrified and kicked the book away as I got up to the part where a rape scene occurred. When I was 10 years of age (as a curious young child), I picked up this book as the title and cover sounded interesting.Īs somebody who hates to leave something unfinished, I forced myself to read this book to the end. ![]()
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