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Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
2.0

I can really see how so many people either love or hate this book. It’s a lot of 1st person POV and internal monologuing, which can definitely become boring . I also really enjoyed the narrative at some points as the character is giving readers a unique perspective (disfigured/disabled and trying to find connection). 

I guess I didn’t really understand the gaming part of the story, and felt this was either underutilized or completely unnecessary. I’d probably enjoy this story more if there was a greater focus on the character’s day to day interactions. Or, if we were more involved in the fantasy world with the Sean’s introspective commentary that may have worked a bit better as well. 

As it stands, this story didn’t really leave me with enough of an impact to stop and self reflect, so I do think it failed in creating empathy. I did sympathize for Sean and his situation, but there was never enough depth to really invest myself in his tale.