by Wendy Mass
Mia Winchell has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes. Forced to reveal her condition, she must look to herself to develop an understanding and appreciation of her gift in this coming-of-age novel. Amazon.com 13 year old Mia ...
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I found this book very intriguing and enjoyed reading it for the most part. I was a little disturbed by the way that Mia seemed to be displaying some addictive behaviors with the baths and acupuncture. Just knowing that kids are aware of things like psychedelic drugs, it just bothered me to not ha...
Edit on 5/16/14- Re-read and new review coming soon!
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dayum i want to read this so much! >.
I had a hard time with this. First, the first-person narration felt slightly off to me. Nothing big, nothing really jarring, just ever-so-slightly-off in a way I can't put my finger on. Then there was the whole thing about the ages of Mia's parents. I'm guessing they were born in the 1960-1965 range...
Having no clue what to expect when I purchased this book, I was absolutely fascinated by it. I never knew that synesthesia existed in so many different forms, and that it could be so vivid for some. I have a very mild form of synesthesia myself, but A Mango-Shaped Space brought it home to me rather ...
This book is really good, although really depressing in some parts. It's about a girl that mentally gives a color to everything--sounds, words, numbers, letters, people's names, etc. I don't know if this is a real disorder, but the book is very interesting. I recommend it.
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