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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Listening to a story about a teenager that takes place in 1987 was kind of refreshing - with no social media, no texts or cell phones, and no Internet, it really drives home how much our lives and the lives of kids have changed over time. I liked the exploration of sibling relationships (between the two girls as well as between the mother and the uncle) as well as the author's depiction of how AIDS was just becoming such a big part of our history and culture in the 1980s. I found myself having visceral reactions to some of the misconceptions that characters had about AIDS, then had to remind myself that the general public did not know as much about it back then. Very interesting book.
This is a beautifully written and conceived story about the incredible connection and love that some people find with others in this lifetime. I loved the characters, but I especially loved their interactions with one another - they were very real and I could really feel what they were going through.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book takes you into the thoughts of a young girl in love with her first love. An unconventional love but filled with unexpected turns. It made me think how when we are in love, we see things one way and can’t see past the love with share with someone. Yet, others can see what’s really going on. I’ve seen this booked marked as incest ? I don’t get that from this book. I also don’t agree how they made the love seem wrong ? Just like in society they say, a girls first love is her father, this is what I got from the relationship the character had for her uncle. Not in a bad way but just in love with the idea of her uncle and how great he was to her.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wasn't sure I wanted to like this book from the start, but I got under my skin and grabbed on to something inside, not letting go. Amazing story.
Maybe it's because I relate very much to June that I loved this book. I also have trouble understanding the way that other people relate to me, and I relate to them. Sometimes it all feels out of proportion; this book captured that feeling perfectly. Maybe it's the desire to escape into a world of magic, to displace yourself from time. Maybe it's just that I loved her wry comedic viewpoints and silly asides in the midst of a very serious and complicated family story. I know that those are the elements that drew me in, but it's more difficult to explain the rest of the emotional journey without simply suggesting that you all give it a go yourselves.
"And right then it was difficult to imagine that there was whole other me who drank Volcano Bowls and smoked cigarettes and took care of people who used to be strangers."
Maybe it's because I relate very much to June that I loved this book. I also have trouble understanding the way that other people relate to me, and I relate to them. Sometimes it all feels out of proportion; this book captured that feeling perfectly. Maybe it's the desire to escape into a world of magic, to displace yourself from time. Maybe it's just that I loved her wry comedic viewpoints and silly asides in the midst of a very serious and complicated family story. I know that those are the elements that drew me in, but it's more difficult to explain the rest of the emotional journey without simply suggesting that you all give it a go yourselves.
"And right then it was difficult to imagine that there was whole other me who drank Volcano Bowls and smoked cigarettes and took care of people who used to be strangers."
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tell The Wolves I'm Home was assigned to me for summer reading and at first, I thought it was okay but then as the book progressed I found that the relationships were --to put it lightly-- weird, creepy, and toxic. Overall, this book seemed to focus more on the characters than the plot and that just didn't work well for me. In order to enjoy a book that's almost solely character-driven, you have to actually connect with the characters in the book but I feel that the characters of Tell The Wolves I'm Home just didn't make me want to keep reading.