I'd seen a lot of advertisement for this book so I think my expectations were higher than they should have been, as I'm quite disappointed. I really thought I'd love this heartfelt story but I found it quite plain. It focuses on Mafalda's struggle with coming to terms with her illness, soon she will be blind.
To me Mafalda seemed about 6 or 7 years old, she spoke and acted in a very innocent and naive way, very unlike the ten year old she was supposed to be. And so it three the perspective of the story a bit, ten year olds have a much deeper knowledge and understanding than was being portrayed in this book.
It is an emotional story, but Mafalda's character didn't come across as very realistic to me. A disappointing read.
To me Mafalda seemed about 6 or 7 years old, she spoke and acted in a very innocent and naive way, very unlike the ten year old she was supposed to be. And so it three the perspective of the story a bit, ten year olds have a much deeper knowledge and understanding than was being portrayed in this book.
It is an emotional story, but Mafalda's character didn't come across as very realistic to me. A disappointing read.