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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Darnielle is a true master of prose, in my most humble opinion. I pre-ordered and devoured Wolf in White Van, enjoying the flow of his writing; imagining it in his lyrical, playful voice. Both novels have read just like any one of his songs might, and yes, I am a complete and utter fan girl but I will also point out the flaws that I found during my experience.
Jeremy's story starts off as rather bland and uninteresting, but that's the things with humans-- we have a strange fascination with the mundane things of every day life, especially when we're privvy to the life and thoughts of strangers. I found the slow unfolding of Jeremy's predicament intriguing, his eventual apathy frustrating, and the overall arc very unique. I will admit some confusion with the second half of the book in trying to piece together the timelines, I am not sure if it's just my own reading comprehension or my inexperience with the very specific way Darnielle chose to tell the stories.
I can't quite remember the other issue I had with the story, it's been a few months so the details are a little fuzzy. Despite the minor qualms I have, overall I really enjoyed reading this and will continue to support Darnielle's ventures.
Jeremy's story starts off as rather bland and uninteresting, but that's the things with humans-- we have a strange fascination with the mundane things of every day life, especially when we're privvy to the life and thoughts of strangers. I found the slow unfolding of Jeremy's predicament intriguing, his eventual apathy frustrating, and the overall arc very unique. I will admit some confusion with the second half of the book in trying to piece together the timelines, I am not sure if it's just my own reading comprehension or my inexperience with the very specific way Darnielle chose to tell the stories.
I can't quite remember the other issue I had with the story, it's been a few months so the details are a little fuzzy. Despite the minor qualms I have, overall I really enjoyed reading this and will continue to support Darnielle's ventures.
Not as horrific as advertised and can be quite challenging to follow at times but I feel like it's well worth it.
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I don't think that this will be one of my favorite books I've read this year or that it even packed any kind of big emotional punch, but it was a damn fine piece of writing that I'll be digesting for a while. It packed a lot of small, strange, authentic emotional punches, for sure.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not what I was expecting, and I had a hard time understanding what was actually going on if I'm completely honest. Now that I've finished the book, I still don't really get what the author was trying to convey.
I thought the writing was absolutely beautiful. I felt a lot of connection to my upbringing as well in the way that he sets up the Midwest. I also enjoyed the creepiness/unsettling parts of the book and the commentary on grief. I don’t know that it all really came together for me in the end, but overall I’m glad I read it.
This book wasn't what I was expecting at all and in all honesty I'm not sure I even understood what the author was trying to make it into.