SuitabookThe sound of life and everything
Krista Van Dolzer
- Reading
- Read together or check in after the opening setup, allowing space to talk about grief and prejudice; you could then decide whether to continue at your own pace.
- Themes
- Grief and family: Mildred grieves her son and attempts to have him cloned; her niece Ella Mae is part of the resulting family conflict. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Prejudice and belonging: A Japanese man appears in a 1950s California town described as intensely prejudiced; Ella Mae befriends him. The premise puts prejudice and friendship in tension, but does not establish how the community’s attitudes or Ella Mae’s friendship are treated beyond that setup.
- Worth knowing
- Bereavement and intense prejudice are central to the described setup. A reader may want to consider how comfortable they are engaging with these subjects in a family story.