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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Un libro sobre el duelo en un momento de duelo. No podría ser mejor ni hecho a propósito.
I loved Klune's work until I read this ponderous, overwrought, way overlong, and poorly edited piece of grief pr0n. It's just terrible- easily 200 pages should have been cut. It meanders through weird religious fantasy, small-town conspiracy, YA gay romance, and weird undertones of incest. I typically read a book in 2-3 days; I could barely finish this in 2 weeks.
I always experience a weird emotional dichotomy when starting a new TJ Klune book. Excitement and joy because, hello, it's going to be amazing and it'll make me laugh or weep or both. But also anger because once I'm done I won't have it to look forward to anymore. I put this one off until I'd read all the other 16 that I had, then I reread a few just to put it off even longer. Superb writing as always and the story, oh this was so good. As expected, my heart was touched so many times.
What I was not expecting was the recognition of how little I, as a daughter and mother, understand or appreciate a boy's relationship with his father, which led to the realization of how damaging the break was between my own sons and their father. I have always hoped that I am enough for them and I now realize how futile that is, and hopefully I can have more compassion and empathy for my sons regarding the loss of the father/son relationship, as opposed to just being glad that I have them all to myself. Maybe it could even get to the point of encouraging them to forgive him and maybe even reach out, I don't know.
I love this story and the characters but even more than that I'm thankful for a peek into the way a boy could view his dad.
What I was not expecting was the recognition of how little I, as a daughter and mother, understand or appreciate a boy's relationship with his father, which led to the realization of how damaging the break was between my own sons and their father. I have always hoped that I am enough for them and I now realize how futile that is, and hopefully I can have more compassion and empathy for my sons regarding the loss of the father/son relationship, as opposed to just being glad that I have them all to myself. Maybe it could even get to the point of encouraging them to forgive him and maybe even reach out, I don't know.
I love this story and the characters but even more than that I'm thankful for a peek into the way a boy could view his dad.
This is one of the first books Klune wrote and I can definitely see the growth between it and *The Whispering Door*. Grief is a common theme in Klune’s book and it is the primary concept of this one. Klune handles it well. I was surprised that this book is entirely made up of Christian beliefs, as I don’t recall his other work having religious content. It was a lot.
This is probably my least favourite of Klune’s work (still recommend the book though, since he is a good author). I found that the story just kept going around and around and repeating the same points over and over again. While there is the drug plot, it is so minimal that the book could exist without it. This makes the book almost solely about Benji’s loss of his father and his struggles with the grief that consumes him. It was disappointed and made for a VERY long read. Shockingly, I also found the characters to be a little one-dimensional and not well executed. While the writing was very much in Klune’s usual style, the story lacked the awesomeness that I usually find in his works. I’m definitely going to keep reading his books, though. I believe this was only the fourth book he wrote and his newest ones are amazing. Clearly, he has grown as a writer.
This is probably my least favourite of Klune’s work (still recommend the book though, since he is a good author). I found that the story just kept going around and around and repeating the same points over and over again. While there is the drug plot, it is so minimal that the book could exist without it. This makes the book almost solely about Benji’s loss of his father and his struggles with the grief that consumes him. It was disappointed and made for a VERY long read. Shockingly, I also found the characters to be a little one-dimensional and not well executed. While the writing was very much in Klune’s usual style, the story lacked the awesomeness that I usually find in his works. I’m definitely going to keep reading his books, though. I believe this was only the fourth book he wrote and his newest ones are amazing. Clearly, he has grown as a writer.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What can I say? I have never cried while reading a book and this book is probably one of the few that almost made me tear up.
It was sad, melancholic, bittersweet and I felt so much the love between Big Eddie and Benji that I wanted to call my dad and tell him that I love him. Really!
Benji had a lot of things to overcome, a lot of answers to find and following him in his "quest" wasn't easy. But I'm glad that I did it.
Roseland is such an awesome town! In most of the books I've read, the fact that the town was small wasn't that much of a blessing because there was a lot of prejudice. But not in this town! People in this town stick to one another and supported each other, no matter what! It made me happy and smiled!
Cal is so precious, nice, and selfless. He had to makes choices and I'm really proud of what he accomplished.
Benji and his mother relationship have come a long way too. Nina was so kind and supportive.
I enjoyed reading this book and felt like killing the bad people myself(special mention to the Sheriff and the Boss. I was really surprised to see the real identity of the Boss")
It was sad, melancholic, bittersweet and I felt so much the love between Big Eddie and Benji that I wanted to call my dad and tell him that I love him. Really!
Benji had a lot of things to overcome, a lot of answers to find and following him in his "quest" wasn't easy. But I'm glad that I did it.
Roseland is such an awesome town! In most of the books I've read, the fact that the town was small wasn't that much of a blessing because there was a lot of prejudice. But not in this town! People in this town stick to one another and supported each other, no matter what! It made me happy and smiled!
Cal is so precious, nice, and selfless. He had to makes choices and I'm really proud of what he accomplished.
Benji and his mother relationship have come a long way too. Nina was so kind and supportive.
I enjoyed reading this book and felt like killing the bad people myself(special mention to the Sheriff and the Boss. I was really surprised to see the real identity of the Boss")
*Briefly wanted to mention that this book features Down Syndrome representation! It is so great to see this more normalized in literature, and so I thought it worth stating here.*
Into This River I Drown is a beautiful book that explores the undying love between a father and his son.
Five years ago in a small town called Rosedale, Edward Green’s truck ran into the river and he drowned with it. Now, even five years after the tragic accident, Edward’s son Benji struggles to cope with the loss. He’s taken over his father’s convenience store, and is convinced that Edward’s death wasn’t an accident. With reoccuring visions of the river and his father’s death, Benji is beginning to view the world differently. This all begins to make sense when a winged man falls from the sky…
Somehow, T.J Klune nails every story he puts a pen to. His descriptiveness and overall writing style never fails to blow me away. As expected, I was completely in love with both of our protagonists Benji and Cal.
The thing that touched my heart the most with this book was the incredible way family and friendship was explored. It warmed me to see Benji bond with those closest to him over the loss of a beloved figure in their lives. Not to mention Benji’s undying love for his father, a love that never dies despite him being long gone.
Angels playing a major role in this story was something I couldn't get enough of. T.J Klune creatively draws parallels from the literal world to the spiritual one through Benji’s encounter with a lovely fallen angel.
Yet another Incredible book from Klune.
Into This River I Drown is a beautiful book that explores the undying love between a father and his son.
“Sometimes I float along the river
For its surface I am bound
And there are times stones done fill my pockets
And it's into this river I drown”
Five years ago in a small town called Rosedale, Edward Green’s truck ran into the river and he drowned with it. Now, even five years after the tragic accident, Edward’s son Benji struggles to cope with the loss. He’s taken over his father’s convenience store, and is convinced that Edward’s death wasn’t an accident. With reoccuring visions of the river and his father’s death, Benji is beginning to view the world differently. This all begins to make sense when a winged man falls from the sky…
Somehow, T.J Klune nails every story he puts a pen to. His descriptiveness and overall writing style never fails to blow me away. As expected, I was completely in love with both of our protagonists Benji and Cal.
The thing that touched my heart the most with this book was the incredible way family and friendship was explored. It warmed me to see Benji bond with those closest to him over the loss of a beloved figure in their lives. Not to mention Benji’s undying love for his father, a love that never dies despite him being long gone.
Angels playing a major role in this story was something I couldn't get enough of. T.J Klune creatively draws parallels from the literal world to the spiritual one through Benji’s encounter with a lovely fallen angel.
Yet another Incredible book from Klune.
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes