libraryoflanelle 's review for:

Pew by Catherine Lacey

4.0

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

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This was technically a re-read for me but coulda fooled me... I remembered NOTHING. 

I enjoyed the ride with this one and annotated so much. 

As an ex-vangelical, I really appreciated the themes around the church as a construct and the influence this has on wider society. There were some great through-line reflections on race division and history, lots of super ouchy reflections on trauma and PTSD and many just plain truths about gender, body image and perception. 

Sadly the end fell super flat and could have done with at least another 100 pages of explanation and resolution... 

After some thought and reflection on the parts that did hold true to me, I decided to go with a 4 out of 5 stars. 

If you plan to read this one, make sure you go into it for the experience of the whole book and not hoping for any resolution because you sure as heck won't get it with that ending... and as always, be sure to check CWs