Theo of Golden

Absolutely wonderful story

A beautiful lesson in kindness and love, much needed in hopeless times.

Beautiful, sacred human love story. Endearing.

This is now in my list of all time favorite books. Beautiful and heartbreaking, so rich and beautifully written. Absolutely love!

Past & present, light & dark, serious & lighthearted, tears & Joy. This is a keeper!

Maybe one of the best, most moving, and beautifully written books I have ever read.

A lovely story a out kindness and human growth. A book that will remain in my memory forever

I struggled through this book. I thought the writing seemed amateurish and indulgent. I thought the book seemed written intentionally to be nice, sweet and clever and to be praised as such. I did not understand the acclaim that it was receiving. The story starts very slowly and I had to make myself keep coming back because I was reading it for a neighborhood group. I actually abandoned the book and my intention to attend the book club at one point because I so disliked this seemingly delightful book. The thing is, I love a delightful story but this one seemed lacking something that I could not put my finger on. The cultural descriptions seemed written by someone who did not understand culture. Whole sections of the book seemed gratuitous. Then, out of nowhere there was senseless, devastating violence, as if the author was checking boxes for what was needed for a well rounded story. Was he trying now, to make me cry? When I was about eighty percent into the story I had a change of heart. I was touched. I knew the whole time that author had a secret to share. It unfolds beautifully, if not predictably. In the end it speaks to human kindness, as intended. Still, it was not my favorite.

Best book I have read in a while….

Every sentence a visual feast