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Strange little book, perhaps loved only by book critics and other writers who deal in obscure prose, apparently trying to say something deep and meaningful with broken sentences and fragmented thoughts, leaving the reader to say: Huh??? The title shouldn't be We the Animals, it should be We Are a Mess. Saved from one star because it was only 125 pages and I was able to finish it.
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Whoa, I am not sure how to rate this book. The writing is sparse but exquisite and powerful. I love the writing but I'm not sure about the storyline. The storyline is not linear and so it is sometimes confusing. It is about 3 boys who are half white and half Puerto Rican who are born of teenage parents and who are wild, like animals. The parents marriage is wild and out of control. There is a abuse but there is also fun and lots of love and comraderie among the brothers. It really is beautifully
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Wonderful characterization of three little brothers and their family life. Not much on plot.
Nov 24, 2011
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