Rating: 2/5
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a short book, but it felt like it took me a long time to read through it. It can come across as kind of preachy and it is a bit more philosophical than I normally like to read.
The story is about a little black fish that decides it wants to find out what is at the end of the stream that it lives in. Its mother and the other fish living nearby discourage it from leaving its home. The same reasons for staying seemed to come up every time the little black fish encounters a new animal or group of fish. The moral behind the story is nice and it does encourage the reader to think for themselves.
The writing is a bit cumbersome though. This is an adaptation of a children's story by Samad Behrangi. Part of the problem I have with the writing may be the particular translation used here. I am not a big fan of the art either. There are times where it can be quite wonderful, but for the most part I didn't feel like it added much to the story. The slow pacing and the amount of repetition used in such a short book are the main reasons I didn't enjoy it though.
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