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A review by nelthepisces
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Over a year to finish a book is crazyyy.
Some quotes & writing I liked:
“I looked into the camera and deep into my mother’s eyes and she looked back.”
“Her words crossed the jungle, soared above the pineapple and palm trees, traveled over the mountains of the Sierra Madre, past the Popocatepetl volcano, down into the valley of Mexico City, and moved through the treeless streets straight into me.
So what the hell happened to your arm? I heard her ask.”
“I’m that deep line, from pinkie to thumb, in the palm of your right hand, Mike. The lifeline that gets full of dirt when you forget to wash.”
“My mother said, Just pray it’s a boy.”
Some quotes & writing I liked:
“I looked into the camera and deep into my mother’s eyes and she looked back.”
“Her words crossed the jungle, soared above the pineapple and palm trees, traveled over the mountains of the Sierra Madre, past the Popocatepetl volcano, down into the valley of Mexico City, and moved through the treeless streets straight into me.
So what the hell happened to your arm? I heard her ask.”
“I’m that deep line, from pinkie to thumb, in the palm of your right hand, Mike. The lifeline that gets full of dirt when you forget to wash.”