"In the future, new things will grow."
5 stars
Klassen's Iliad. Feels like a novel despite the trademark minimalism, with all the twists and turns you might expect of a story with full chapter markers. Even though it's quite a journey, it still isn't all that long of a read, a real boon when you're trying to hit the mark on bedtime and have already suffered half an hour of foot-dragging. Has some genuinely funny moments, and some beautiful ones, and some surreal ones.
KID VERDICT: He only reaches for it once a month or so, but he's been happy to keep coming back to it. I think he enjoys the frisson of danger and we talk regularly about those parts. He also gets some of the sly humor around Turtle's ego, which is fun and not the kind of thing he always catches.