Review of The Selfish Giant (2013) by A.o. Scott for The New York Times — 19 Dec 2013
Intent on showing that Arbor and Swifty live in a world of radically limited possibilities, barely sustained by their families and failed by the state, Ms. Barnard locks them into a narrative prison. Their fates seem predetermined less by their circumstances than by the iron will and limited imagination of their creator.
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This review of The Selfish Giant (2013) was written by A.o. Scott and published by The New York Times on 19 Dec 2013.
The Selfish Giant has generally received very positive reviews.
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