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3.5 very weird but good!

Boring.

I'd give this book to people that say, "Oh, poetry. I don't like it, I don't get it." I'd also give it to people that really like poetry. It's awesome.

An unexpected find--- I picked this up from the graphic novel collection at my local library and hadn't expected to like it. In the end, I found myself quite taken with it. It's about family and loss and admitting to love and loyalty in a small country, a place where sudden violence can happen at any moment. An Israeli cabdriver searches for his estranged father, who may have been killed in a suicide bombing. He meets the much, much younger girl who was his father's girlfriend, and they try to negotiate finding out whether the boy's father really is dead...and a prickly attraction to one another. It's not story with any sentimentality or overt politics, but there's a lot to discover here. Very much worth recommending.

Definitely different than I expected - a very dark twist on several classic fairy tales. I like his style but think he kind of gave up in the end. It certainly isn't for young kids though - warning.