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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What did I think? That is going to take a while. I honestly got a little bored with this story halfway through and put it down for a while. The relationship building was progressing slowly for me even though Brunt is a gorgeous writer. When I picked it back up again the second half gained momentum and raced by, in a good way. I connected with June as being a year younger than her in 1987. I have not known anyone personally who has died of AIDS, only friends of friends, thank the lord, but I imagine if I had this book would have shattered me.
What a beautiful, tragic book. A bit of a tear-jerker, but the skillful writing and political/social undertones elevate it from "sappy" to worthy of praise. The sisters perfectly encapsulate (in an amplified manner) all the feelings of isolation and loss that come with female teen years and growing up, and I was tempted to give this book a 5-star review based on that alone. However I did have some issues with the forced feeling of relationships/connections between characters. Otherwise a flawless look at family, life and death.
This book made me feel uncomfortable and I can't say that I enjoyed reading it. It is such an unusual story with odd characters. Maybe I missed something but I did not enjoy how weird and terribly confused June was throughout the book.
Set in the 80s, with lots of music and film references that I loved, Tell the Wolves I'm Home is a sweetly different story of a teenager grieving for her uncle who died of AIDS. It's about the nature of love and the complexity of family relationships. I really enjoyed it, a thoughtful, moving book.
I just love the way this woman writes. I rarely use the word "transport" but it perfectly describes how I was carried away every time I picked this up. Incredible prose, characters you can identify with and a heartbreaking story. I borrowed it from the library but need my own copy - I can't remember the last time I wanted to mark passages just so I could revisit them.