This was a weird, but short little book. It's magical realism creating a “new fairy tale“. The shortness likely saved it from a lower rating since I didn't have to invest much time. Still worth reading? Maybe. After finishing, I read a review that made me think about the story a little deeper. With this, I saw some additional value in the story...it just had a bit too much of a blunt delivery to be something I could get myself truly invested in.