Reviews - Wolf in White Van

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Wolf in White Van

John Darnielle

3.74 AVERAGE

greathornedowl's review

4.75

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

kcibulskas's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

literarylover37's review against another edition

3.0

I thought this was good and interesting but can't honestly say I "liked" it. I'm giving it 3 stars anyways because I did appreciate the premise and the character development.

librarimans's review against another edition

4.0

A very strong debut novel by John Darnielle. A very realistic look at the struggles that come with alienation and loneliness during the teenage years, the story follows a young man who survived a suicide attempt and as a result literally blew his face off.

chukwa's review

3.75

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

melohpa's review

See my review at https://topplingbookpile.wordpress.com/2024/01/23/wolf-in-white-van-by-john-darnielle/

momji's review against another edition

4.0

This book appealed to me because the main character is a gamer. The writing was very theatrical at times, and yet succinct and well done. In spite of the fact it was very dark and sad, I liked it. More than I thought I would. You learn at the beginning that the main character is disfigured and how he navigates through his life and the choices he makes because of his situation rang true, given his personality type. I also really enjoyed the interweaving of the game the author preformed through the story and the introduction of a few of the characters who played the game. It was interesting to get a peek into these personalities. The only thing I didn't like was the lack of clarity as to why things happened as they did. I am sure that is the way it was intended, or perhaps I should do more reading between the lines than I am capable of, being so much older than the characters are during when these actions happened.