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A review by zigalayho
Lucretia and the Kroons by Victor LaValle
4.0
I had never read any of Victor Lavelle's work before reading about Lucretia. Just for the record, I now want to read more. This story is enthralling. It pulled me in from the beginning and I didn't want to put it down.
Lucretia is a young girl who only wants to spend her birthday with her sick friend. We meet Loochie and her mother at her birthday party where, unfortunately, her best friend has been forced to miss because of her sickness. Needless to say, this doesn't put Loochie in much of a mood to put up with the haughtiness of her current "friends" and she throws them out with much lurid fanfare. Eventually Sunny and Loochie are reunited, but not in the way that they would like and the outcome is far from what Loochie expects.
I don't want to give anything away, but this story is funny, sad, intense, thought-provoking, and horrific. Read it - now. I know I'm going to read more of Mr. Lavelle's work.
I must state that I received a copy of this book from NetGalley for a review.
Lucretia is a young girl who only wants to spend her birthday with her sick friend. We meet Loochie and her mother at her birthday party where, unfortunately, her best friend has been forced to miss because of her sickness. Needless to say, this doesn't put Loochie in much of a mood to put up with the haughtiness of her current "friends" and she throws them out with much lurid fanfare. Eventually Sunny and Loochie are reunited, but not in the way that they would like and the outcome is far from what Loochie expects.
I don't want to give anything away, but this story is funny, sad, intense, thought-provoking, and horrific. Read it - now. I know I'm going to read more of Mr. Lavelle's work.
I must state that I received a copy of this book from NetGalley for a review.