I wanted to love this book, and at times I almost did. It was like trying to be friends with someone who is obnoxious but doesn't mean to be, which is exactly how I'd describe the main character. I felt for her and could empathize with her, but I wanted more growth or self awareness, and just didn't get it. Perhaps this was intentional, but I didn't think it really worked. The story itself was compelling, and it kept me reading, I just didn't get the connection I would have liked. 3.5 stars. This is a beautiful novel about a young girl who must come to grips with her mother's illness. Tillie Harris has a special connection with her mother if only her dad would stay out of the way and give her mother a break, or so she thinks. The novel, told from Tillie's perspective, mostly when she is a young girl, explores Tillie's relationship with her mother as Tillie struggles to understand what is really wrong with her mother. The naiveté of youth gives the reader an incomplete view of what is going on, and that is what makes this novel so intriguing. Sad, yet hopeful, the novel kept my imagination until its inevitable ending. Beautifully written.
What do You think about Det Blå Rommet (2000)?
wow, what an emotional book. It held me captive all day until I finished it.
—Eli
Very moving story, I think this one will be with me for a long time.
—Chika
