Little Star is the perfect book for me at this point of my life. Last year we had a baby, and I have been dealing with my little son for almost 9 months. I can understand what the protagonist of this book (Simon) is going through, juggling his work with his little daughter and wife.
There are many scenes that instantly recognized, not only the common situations of taking care of a baby, but also the doubts and happy moments that brings to a family. Andi Watson manages to convey emotions and thoughts that I couldn’t even realize I was feeling at the time. So some of Simon’s thoughts were like a revelation about myself.
There are parts of this book where Simon makes a parallel between the birth of a baby and the birth of the universe, continuing the parallel talking about black holes, stars and so on. I must admit these parts did not grab me completely, because while reading these I kept thinking of the previous scenes about his daughter and compare it to my own experiences. That says a lot about the power of the previous scenes.
The art by Andi Watson is very simple but effective and expressive. I really like his style.
All Andi Watson’s stories are slice of life stories, so as in real life, there isn’t a neat ending that closes the characters journey. What we read is only one part of these characters life. Their lives go on after we turn the last page, and we can only imagine what it is like.
A great book that was certainly suited for me at this moment. But I think anyone who’s been through parenthood can enjoy this book immensely. I wonder how a single man or woman would think of this story though.