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Tell the Wolves I'm Home : A Novel by Carol Rifka Brunt

4.09 AVERAGE

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meganem99's review against another edition

4.0
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: Yes
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alli_k20's review against another edition

3.75
emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
It was a solid book that offers a good look into what it was like to have relatives with AIDS in the 70s/80s timeframe. The main character, June, was a bit frustrating, and her mother and sister were infuriating for most of the book. There are so many unhealthy habits as it regards family relationships that rubbed me the wrong way — I wanted to shout at them all to “grow up” so many times. And June’s negative self talk gets old quick. She doesn’t really learn from prior things, not fully, and it’s real but very frustrating as a reader. Finn and Toby were my favorite characters by far. Overall though, I enjoyed the read. Would not read again, but glad I read it once. 
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ebraunel's review against another edition

4.25
emotional reflective medium-paced
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helenmillz's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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oceanchildreads's review against another edition

5.0
Simple and it gets all the way through your heart

I think it deserves to be read, to understand why is so deep now in my heart and mind. I'm sad and heartbroken but at the same time happy.

sana4's review against another edition

5.0
still thinking about this and how well the author wrote the relationship between the sisters....it’s amazing how it was so spot on.

katierug's review against another edition

3.25
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

verosevreads_'s review against another edition

4.25
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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watson_my_shelf's review against another edition

4.5
Really beautifully written. A heartwrenching story about a teen struggling with the loss of her uncle to AIDS in the 1980s. I felt so many emotions reading this - compassion, anger, frustration. But the way grief is handled by the main character was beautiful to me. There was one part of the plot (minor) I didn't love - or maybe didn't understand the purpose?

mala_138's review against another edition

4.0
Throughout the book, one thought kept popping up, amongst the feelings of frustration and empathy, “what a waste”. The homophobia and meaness surrounding the story, and the time and life wasted because of misunderstanding and fear, all made me feel sad. Love should just be simple. Us, humans are not very good at keeping things simple.

I do love the painting and how they communicated through it.