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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
I can see how this book was the precursor to Klune’s later books, as it has a lot of the elements I’m starting to recognize as being characteristic in his writing. This book kind of leans into cliché a bit too much for my liking and I can’t say any of the characters or relationships in particular grabbed me. The overall vibe of the book was very interesting though, and that’s what made me stick with it to the end. Let’s just say while I did think this book was worth reading, I’m happy I got it at the library and didn’t spend my money on it 😂
I bought Into This River I Drown the summer of 2015, but for some reason I waited until now to actually read it. I've opened it many times to dig in, but something would always make me choose a different book. Maybe it was the length -- it's loooonnng. Maybe it's because I knew that TJ Klune would shred me like no one else does. Maybe I just wasn't ready.
I'm not a religious person, and I mean at all. I never really have been and I doubt I ever will be. And this book deals heavily in religious mysticism - God, angels, divine purpose, sacrifice, etc. Every now and again I will read a book with these themes if it's from an author that I really like and trust. You see, I never want to feel like I'm being preached at. I'm reading romance, not the bible (I've read the bible, but that's a story for another time).
I never once felt preached at while reading Into This River I Drown, but I did feel -- everything. It is in turns heartbreaking and funny. Meaningful and ridiculous. It has TJ Klune's trademark humor and storytelling. It's brilliant. I laughed and cried and sobbed and hurt and loved. That is why I read and TJ Klune delivered so beautifully. I'm going to be thinking about this story for some time to come.
Into This River I Drown is a love story for the ages.
I'm not a religious person, and I mean at all. I never really have been and I doubt I ever will be. And this book deals heavily in religious mysticism - God, angels, divine purpose, sacrifice, etc. Every now and again I will read a book with these themes if it's from an author that I really like and trust. You see, I never want to feel like I'm being preached at. I'm reading romance, not the bible (I've read the bible, but that's a story for another time).
I never once felt preached at while reading Into This River I Drown, but I did feel -- everything. It is in turns heartbreaking and funny. Meaningful and ridiculous. It has TJ Klune's trademark humor and storytelling. It's brilliant. I laughed and cried and sobbed and hurt and loved. That is why I read and TJ Klune delivered so beautifully. I'm going to be thinking about this story for some time to come.
Into This River I Drown is a love story for the ages.
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Seems like I have picked the absolute worst book as my introduction to TJ Klune.
Don't usually do that but I chose to dnf it, reading unfortunately felt like a chore with this one.
The book drags on, repeating same thing over and over again and I understand that the author aimed at making Benji's grief more palpable to the reader, it just didn't come through and made the book unbearable. While I couldn't connect to those characters at all, the plot twist completely lost me.
Don't usually do that but I chose to dnf it, reading unfortunately felt like a chore with this one.
The book drags on, repeating same thing over and over again and I understand that the author aimed at making Benji's grief more palpable to the reader, it just didn't come through and made the book unbearable. While I couldn't connect to those characters at all, the plot twist completely lost me.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s very sad and I’m still grieving my best friend’s death. I’ll come back to it when I’m in a better headspace.
sad
😮💨 woah this was heavy. A bit too much for me to be honest. But I needed a book with ‘river’ in the title and thought this would be perfect. My favorite part was the writing. TJ Klune’s prose are breathtaking and he is amazing at making me cry about characters that I don’t even care that much about! 😅