edgar anja poe's Reviews > This is Amiko, Do You Copy?

when i first started this, i thought i wasn’t the target audience because of the simple and straightforward writing style, as well as the fact that the story was told from a young girl’s perspective, but i soon changed my mind.

when her mother gave birth to a stillborn, amiko’s world very quickly became riddled with bullying and grief. misunderstood at school and often ignored at home, there was no one amiko could turn to for guidance and friendship. without directly addressing it, amiko’s character gave us a glimpse into a neurodivergent person’s mind and reading about it from her point of view made it all the more intimate and heartbreaking.

the book can be read in one sitting, but i thought it would’ve worked even better as a full-length novel rather than a novella because there were some themes that could’ve been explored in more detail, e.g. depression and child neglect. what i believed was an important revelation regarding amiko’s family was casually mentioned halfway through the book and then completely disregarded as the plot moved forward. regardless, i’d still recommend this because i liked the way it was written and could relate to some aspects of amiko’s personality.