Both young girls make bold and independent choices that result in life-changing consequences.īoth authors are masterful with dialog and succinct descriptors to construct vivid supporting characters. I adore and cheer for Crow and am annoyed by and yet completely empathetic toward Jinny. Wolk uses sea, nature and daily life inspired phrases that befit Crow’s experiences and her observant nature (“questions that rose and ebbed,” “a tide of curiosity,” and “so my wet clothes didn’t weep onto hers”) and Snyder sprinkles in subtle idiosyncratic word usages to indicate the unsettlingly distorted world in her book: a “sleep” is one day “wishing” means going to the bathroom and “moon balls” are pearls.īoth authors create distinctive characters who inspire strong feelings in readers. This year, we have at least two much lauded books that combine orphan characters with an island setting: Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk and Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder.īoth authors are limber with words and turning organically descriptive phrases page after page - but always serving the characters and not just for pretty-prose sake.
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