Reviews - Wolf in White Van

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Wolf in White Van

John Darnielle

3.74 AVERAGE

savshu's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

samuraipoet's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

Astounding. life-changing. Heart-breaking.

ktakeeley's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

sunsetsaturn's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-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 have a facial difference due to a progressive disability and spent much of my teenagehood in hospitals due to suicide attempts. I've never heard myself so clearly in something I've read. I've never seen myself reflected back like this.

I have a box full of expired medications too. I was putting it back in its spot when the section came up in the book.

My dad also made me lie to his mother about what had happened and I will not be invited to her funeral.

Is life really so predictable? Am I truly so known?

I don't know how to explain how this novel made me feel. I don't know. I feel exposed. I feel like running. I feel like staring at the ceiling and picturing stories unfolding across its smooth expanse. I feel the years of speech and physical and occupational and cognitive and talk therapy overlaid in my consciousness all at once. I see every "hang in there" poster and every disappointed face my parents pulled, asking "who put these ideas in your head?" and not having the heart to say... Well. I don't know.