{"id":747,"date":"2008-10-30T20:01:08","date_gmt":"2008-10-31T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=747"},"modified":"2021-05-30T21:38:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:38:50","slug":"a-fistful-of-sky-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/747","title":{"rendered":"A Fistful of Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Fistful of Sky<\/a><\/em> (2002) Nina Kiriki Hoffman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The first time I read A Fistful of Sky<\/em>, I was at loose ends and thought I’d just flip through a couple pages and see if that was what I wanted to read.<\/p>\n

I ended up reading the entire book in a single sitting.<\/p>\n

When I picked up the book to read it a second time, I knew I liked it, and I again devoured the entire book in a couple hours.<\/p>\n

Gypsum comes from a family with special powers. But even within her unique family, she is a bit of an outcast–never feeling quite good enough, and never quite sure she’s accepted by either her family or by outsiders. A Fistful of Sky<\/em> is far more than a book about her discovering herself, it’s also about family and love and self-acceptance. <\/p>\n

But not in any of those mushy ways you’re thinking about. <\/p>\n

Instead, Gypsum is a woman who sees “Ultimate Fashion Sense” as a horrible curse. How could I not love that in a main character?<\/p>\n

The other thing I like about A Fistful of Sky<\/em> is that Gypsum is a character you’re likely to meet on the street, rather than a woman you know doesn’t exist in reality. She’s plus sized, and enjoys being so. She likes to eat and is unapologetic about it. And she loves to bake–something I of course appreciate.<\/p>\n

But mostly it’s Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s writing that I love so much. She builds character that are real, and stories that suck me in.<\/p>\n

Although A Fistful of Sky<\/em> seems like a girly book, it isn’t. It’s just a book whose main character happens to be female. It took me awhile, but I convinced Michael to read it several years ago, and he admitted that he enjoyed it. So that’s at least one male that has read and enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

If you’ve never read Nina Kiriki Hoffman before, this is an excellent place to start. In fact, it’s where I started reading her.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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