A review by emjay24
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf

3.0

This had sort of a lovely bones or something like that quality about it, but not as good. here is a seven year old girl who has been mute since she was four after witnessing something and now she and her best friend are missing. we see the story from the points of view of the little girl, her brother, her mom, the police, etc. I love books that jump around and give different perspectives. some people know more than others. the story moved quickly and was sad without being utterly depressing (like lovely bones was) yet although i enjoyed it, it was missing something. there were a lot of unlikeable characters, too. i did not like that mom, and of course, not the dad either. i'm not sure who i liked, maybe the little girl, definitely her brother. Anyway, this book is definitely worth reading, but just fell a little short of its potential.