The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune was identified on a classic list of fantasy books that everyone should read.
Started: 5/18/2020
Completed: 5/22/2020
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: A fantasy list
Review:
In some ways this is the island of the misfit toys set to fantasy. It is a story of inclusion. It is not yet, if it ever will be, "classic fantasy." In a sense it is a coming of age story for the protagonist who really doesn't seem to live until the after the story begins. It is also a story of bigotry and the fight for acceptance. It is also a story of orphanages. In modern fantasy novels it seems in vogue for the protagonists to be gay and this book does not disappoint. It feels to me like the poem, "I am a piece of paper" was written before the book. Whether it was or not, the poem stands on its own.
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