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Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp

3 reviews

alwill24's review

dark hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death of parent, Excrement, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

abookishtype's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

In Wolf at the Table, Adam Rapp spins a violent family saga based on elements of his mother’s life. Although this book contains more than its share of murders—including appearances from John Wayne Gacy—I found this book to be a fascinating exploration of how encounters with violence and evil can send people on such wildly different trajectories. Even better, the characters in this book aren’t simple fodder for inspiration. The characters are achingly fallible...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Child death, and Sexual violence

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This multigenerational saga of an ordinary Catholic family plays out in unexpected ways.  Inspired by a shocking revelation from within the author’s own family, Wolf at the Table meditates upon guilt, duty, and inheritance.  The character of the wolf is both obvious, and it isn’t—in many ways, the wolf is all of them.  Readers get to know Alec, in particular, in such a way that allows for empathy and sorrow alongside the knowledge of his eventually horrendous actions.  Monsters aren’t made up—they’re real, complex human beings.  I’ll be thinking about this stunning novel for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Ableism, Racism, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Confinement, Murder, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Cancer, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cursing, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content