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A review by mmccombs
Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Chouette is a book I think about quite regularly and I have a feeling Poor Deer will be the same! Dark, so sad, but also ultimately hopeful, Poor Deer imagines alternate memories and pasts and futures. It was interesting reading this right after Interesting Facts About Space, another new release where a young woman navigates childhood shame and false memories. The writing was so beautiful and often seeping with a kind of gross, dank undertone that lent to a dark fairytale feeling, I could so fully see and smell and feel this book. The ending didn’t fully land for me, but everything was so strong otherwise, it is a story with staying power.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment