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A review by spencerc22
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Drug abuse
This book took me waaaaay too long to read. And that’s cause I never felt drawn to it. I tried figuring out why I wasn’t loving it as much as everyone else. And then it finally hit me. I was the same age as Masie was in the book when my dad died and this just wasn’t believable. I know everyone’s paths are different, but this was so different to how my life was after my dad died. There’s a line that says “in some ways it had been like they were away at some posh summer camp” and that’s exactly what it felt like.
This book also felt like too much trauma porn. The loss of a mom/wife/friend, Patrick also losing the love of his life, a homophobic family, rehab, divorce. It was just too much for me.