" I'm left feeling conflicted with this novel. I wanted more, instead I think Roy was going for something else, and I missed it. I didn't like how Charu's story was cut short specifically, why? It would have taken a whole paragraph to wrap that up. Also, I didn't really like any of the characters, not one. If a story is like this one, not really about much, just daily lives and lessons, they must have strong or likable characters. So that is probably my biggest issue. Roy has a beautiful perspective, I felt more strongly about the animals, birds and trees than I did about anything else...but perhaps that was the point. The naturalist in me had brief moments of connection, but the reader was left kind of hanging. 2.75 stars "
— Rene, 1/26/2014