One

by Sarah Crossan

[Leah]

This was a very interesting - and unexpected - read. I didn't know it was written "free verse" which means it's written with poems that don't rhyme or anything. I've only ever read one other book in this style before, and it wasn't really my cup of tea. If I'm being totally honest, I don't quite understand why One was written in this way; for the most part it read mostly like a normal book, except the words were spaced out a lot. There were bits that stood out, for sure, and it was quite a lyrical novel, but I'm not sure free verse is ever something I could read again and again. It's better just once in a while.

The book itself only took me about 45 minutes to an hour to read, it's a very, very short novel; obviously because of the writing style. There's no loooooong paragraphs or anything and I was surprised to finish it so quickly (and with tears in my eyes).

To read a story about two conjoined twins was both heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. Grace and Tippi were both extraordinary people, and it made me sad that people would stare at them, just because they were different. I so wish we lived in a better world, without judgement.

The book was just heartbreaking, though. I actually never imagined I would have felt so much emotion as I closed my Kindle, but I did. Sarah Crossan broke my heart and it was so mean of her to do that. It was so unexpected, but not unexpected. Even thinking about it makes me sad. This is definitely an amazing book that made quite the impact, considering it's short reading time.