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The Days of Abandonment
The Days of Abandonment
Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
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"This book is so raw and true to the feelings of abandonment when a mate ups and leaves that it is a bit scary. I especially appreciate Ferrante’s clear-eyed depiction of the abandoned mother with the snarly children who don’t understand and don’t care either."

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"If you think 700 pages on the many ways in which exceptional kids (trans, Downs, autistic, Deaf, criminal, genius) can stretch their families’ conception of love doesn’t sound like summertime reading, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity will teach you otherwise."

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Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
2021 | Animation, Family
To Be Honest, I liked Raya a lot. However, it serves more like a kid's movie than anything else. Disney is too afraid to actually dig into any of the themes they presented, which hurts this film. Great movie for children, but too shallow for Adults.