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emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'd read the book before, in print, so you can refer to that edition for my full review. I thought I'd try the audio, just to see what it was like hearing a book I'd read (and loved). Certain things, including beautiful images, came through more for me. Profundities and sadnesses went deeper. Like this one
Who cared that no two snowflakes were alike when there were so many of them, all together, all at once, that you couldn't even tell them apart? Maybe they were okay with that, too. Maybe it made them feel safe, too.
I'd completely missed it on the first read. Also the scene with Manny and the poet hit harder, or will stay with me longer.
The reader, Victoria Villareal, does a good job with MC Addie's voice, and those of women and other girls, though her librarian wants to go prissy, despite the text not supporting librarian prissiness one bit. Her boys and men are a little less solid, but she nails the emotional moments.