Damian K. (2headedboy) - reviewed on 4/12/2009 + 27 more book reviews

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This is a dark yet beautiful book, narrated by the insightful, intuitive and confused 8-year old Sebby. It's a horrible scenario to imagine, losing one's mother at such a young age. Sebby's descriptions of trying to "block everything out" are uncomfortable to read at times, the silent suffering of a child.

But Sebby's character grows throughout the book, and his family -- father, brother, sister -- go through a new phase of their own (here I don't want to spoil the book).

I had a hard time putting this one down, Brinkman draws you in immediately and with swift prose makes you believe this is an 8-year-old talking. This is one of those books that makes you a part of it, willingly or not.

You will not finish this book without strong feelings of your own family, I am sure. The universal messages are there. Brinkman's writing is a delight that will captivate you and keep you hooked.

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