4 out of 5 stars
If you were ever put into time out or even spanked as a kid,
this book will make you grateful that something that was presumably "for
your own good" didn't involve physical mutilation or selling you to the
highest bidder. The degree of physical and emotional abuse that children,
mostly girls, endure in the name of culture and tradition is tragic (I know...understatement
of the year). It is almost a character unto itself in this story, but much less
triumphant than the ways this little girl endures, survives and draws you into
her world. And her relationship with her friend is sweet, touching, and
delicately strong like piano wire. It's a really, really different and
fascinating read that gets a little otherworldly and spiritual at times, but
not so you'd roll your eyes. My mom gave this to me to read while I was
recovering from knee surgery and trapped in a passive motion machine for 8
hours a day. I think she was trying to send me a subtle message to "suck
it up, it could be worse." It worked.
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