A review by granasys
Trumpet by Jackie Kay

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is so much like jazz and the sea, flowing in and out, shifting. I was drawn to it and then repulsed and pulled in again. One of the books I will read again and again. So much to think about, grief, privacy, who we are in the eyes of others.