The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is such an incredible read. There's nothing else to be said, basically.

It's the story of a rabbit doll who has a relatively pleasant existence, but he's very self-involved. He's only concerned about his silk clothes and his gold pocket watch. And it's not until he loses what he took for granted does he realize that he had love the whole time and never paid attention. So as years pass, he lives a life searching and expelling the love of others. Tossed aside, thrown away, buried in garbage; he experiences so much pain. So much so that he begins to think that maybe being loved wasn't important to begin with; and his heart closes again.

This novel was heart-breaking, but yet so hopeful. It's incredibly short, but so much is packed into it and it's so very well written. Kate DiCamillo just has a way of writing about relationships with animals that destroys your life. UGH. Incredible. Simply incredible.

And the ending was so perfectly perfect. I can't say anything more.

My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★