Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The beginning of the book is super tragic, and the rest of the book is meandering and pleasant. As a child, I didn't know that this was based on a true story. (Except the ending was significantly less happy on account of Native American's lack of immunity to western disease.) Though particularly beautiful in its exploration of the girl's relationship with animals, a lot of her probable feelings were left completely out of the story. It's as if all her grief and emotions were muted or completely extinguished by the author.

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