From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:16:36 -0500

For me, reading THE KILLER'S TEARS was focused on the boy Paolo, rather than upon the adult characters about whom several others have commented. I read THE KILLER'S TEARS as a novel for older children who will understand Paolo's quest or journey - geographic and emotional - as well as the adult man Angel's moral & spiritual (if you will) awakening.
  Gillian Engberg's "Booklist" review as reprinted in Amazon.com describes this brief novel set in several remote areas of Chile as a
"haunting, provocative blend of allegory, gritty social commentary, and magic realism that, like David Almond's work, defies definition." THE KILLER'S TEARS is dark, and it contains some quite obvious symbolism
(obvious to adult readers, that is), but it's a rewarding book for youthful readers who can enjoy a short (ahem!) novel about an orphan boy
(sound familiar?) who needs a home in more than one way.
  I also appreciate the words of one character, "Poets know how to transform things. They look at the world and they absorb it like a drink. And then when they start talking, nothing is the same." THE KILLER'S TEARS won the highly regarded French award French Prix Sorcieres.
  I look forward to the movie!
  Peace, Ginny
Received on Mon 19 Mar 2007 10:16:36 PM CDT