Review of The Littlest Soul
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Review of The Littlest Soul
The Littlest Soul is not an important or special existence. It is neither male nor female, and it can be both. It speaks rudely like a rebellious teenager, and it's not very fond of studying. Not to mention, it is quite lazy. For fourteen billion years, it has never once visited Earth to see God's creations. Is this why He wants to make it go to Earth? How can it cope with being a mortal? What will it learn during its journeys? What will it become in the end? If you are interested, let us join our protagonist in The Littlest Soul: a children's story for grownups too by George Schwimmer.
I love the discussions between God and The Littlest Soul. They can be very childish even when they discuss serious things. Just like how a brat talks to their parent, our main character converses with God casually and unruly. Despite that, His words are always filled with love and indulgence. For example, when The Littlest Soul exclaims that God doesn't have a kite, He immediately surrounds them with various kinds of kites. Sometimes, He mimics our main character's sulking tone, and He also jokes. As a spoiler, He admits that not even He can understand how a cat's mind works.
Nonetheless, we will learn a lot from the protagonist's experiences. For instance, a woman doesn't belong to anyone but herself. Another example is that a plant is not inferior to humankind, the race that is supposed to be the strongest and wisest. Plants help us just like we help them. A symbiotic world is exactly what God had in mind when He created our Earth.
The only complaint I have is that the copy needs another round of proofreading. I found around ten errors in a copy that has only 70 pages. After this issue is fixed, this will be a perfect book.
Since the grammatical errors were mainly missing punctuation marks, they didn't greatly affect my enjoyment. Thus, I'm happy to rate this novel 5 out of 5 stars. Although the plot focuses on the main character's conversations with God, I don't think it's religious. People of all religions can understand the plot with ease. Both children and adults, who are interested in a heartwarming story that addresses mundane lives, will love it. However, because of the short length of the novel, you may feel that it ends a bit too soon.
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