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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
A wonderful, atmospheric coming of age novel. The story felt so layered and intricate, and I'm certain I missed tons of things. I can't wait to read this one again and to read more from Gwendolyn Kiste!
3,5 stars
While reading this book, I was planning to give it 4 stars unless the end disappointed me. Maybe "disappointed" is a strong word. It just was an "okay" end to me. I expected a bit more explanation. But maybe I just wasn't receptive enough and didn't get it ^^" I'm the kind of people who really need to understand things and here, I didn't get all the answers I wanted.I feel like I don't know why those 5 girls and not others. And what exactly triggered all of this ? And what exactly are they ? I need more T.T
I loved the atmosphere of the book. I can't quite remember where I found out about it and that it was horror. So I was pleasantly surprised to discover such an anxiety inducing book.
Phoebe was a good narrator and I really felt sorry for her because she seemed real enough to me. But my favorite thing about the book is probably how young girls are depicted. This story will probably speak a lot to women and it'll make you mad several times. Well it made me mad...
Anyway, it got me curious about the author and I'll probable take a look at her other works :)
While reading this book, I was planning to give it 4 stars unless the end disappointed me. Maybe "disappointed" is a strong word. It just was an "okay" end to me. I expected a bit more explanation. But maybe I just wasn't receptive enough and didn't get it ^^" I'm the kind of people who really need to understand things and here, I didn't get all the answers I wanted.
I loved the atmosphere of the book. I can't quite remember where I found out about it and that it was horror. So I was pleasantly surprised to discover such an anxiety inducing book.
Phoebe was a good narrator and I really felt sorry for her because she seemed real enough to me. But my favorite thing about the book is probably how young girls are depicted. This story will probably speak a lot to women and it'll make you mad several times. Well it made me mad...
Anyway, it got me curious about the author and I'll probable take a look at her other works :)
“There’s an echo in this house where my childhood used to be.” Just -how freaking perfect is that?!?
Kiste takes us to Cleveland, OH in the 1980s, to a small town that is wrapped intertwined with the success and the decline of the local steel mill. And as the mill declines and the town suffers, the girls do too. An Ohio girl my whole life - I admit that had a part in drawing me to pick up this book.
We meet Phoebe, someone I recognize as an old childhood friend with pieces of myself shining through in her character. I’ve read other reviews (see Emily’s and Mindi’s) that mention this as well, and I think that speaks to the author’s ability to take something that seems very personal and open it wide for so many others to relate to. That’s talent and believability all in one.
At times, the book seems allegorical in that it relates to real life horrors that are so prevalent in today’s society. Kiste handles allegory and analogy so well; it’s not heavy handed or just surface-level. She artfully toes the line to create a world and a story that is beautiful and horrific at the same time.
The question of “what is happening to the girls in Denton Street” is central to the story; moreover, it is surrounded by a devastatingly gorgeous coming-of-age tale. Kiste is aces with description, character-world building, and, for lack of the right words, time manipulation. We go back and forth from past to present; it is so seamlessly done that I had zero trouble following along. It was just the natural progression of things. Does it make sense if I say she writes like I think? 🤔
This was my first book by Kiste and I now must read ALL the books she has released and will release. This releases on 11/16 and I highly recommend picking it up. Absolutely love this book.
Kiste takes us to Cleveland, OH in the 1980s, to a small town that is wrapped intertwined with the success and the decline of the local steel mill. And as the mill declines and the town suffers, the girls do too. An Ohio girl my whole life - I admit that had a part in drawing me to pick up this book.
We meet Phoebe, someone I recognize as an old childhood friend with pieces of myself shining through in her character. I’ve read other reviews (see Emily’s and Mindi’s) that mention this as well, and I think that speaks to the author’s ability to take something that seems very personal and open it wide for so many others to relate to. That’s talent and believability all in one.
At times, the book seems allegorical in that it relates to real life horrors that are so prevalent in today’s society. Kiste handles allegory and analogy so well; it’s not heavy handed or just surface-level. She artfully toes the line to create a world and a story that is beautiful and horrific at the same time.
The question of “what is happening to the girls in Denton Street” is central to the story; moreover, it is surrounded by a devastatingly gorgeous coming-of-age tale. Kiste is aces with description, character-world building, and, for lack of the right words, time manipulation. We go back and forth from past to present; it is so seamlessly done that I had zero trouble following along. It was just the natural progression of things. Does it make sense if I say she writes like I think? 🤔
This was my first book by Kiste and I now must read ALL the books she has released and will release. This releases on 11/16 and I highly recommend picking it up. Absolutely love this book.