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A review by bethanyybradshaw
Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
2.0
etta is leaving her husband, otto, and her friend, russel, to go walk so she can see the water. along the way, she meets james the coyote who accompanies her on the journey. throughout, we learn of the intertwined past lives of each of the characters and how they have come to live in the present. a story of love, grief, memory, and perseverance.
i didn’t get it at all. at first, i saw a ton of potential and was really hoping for all of the perspectives to come together in a big way but they just didn’t. i honestly can’t tell whose story was true and who was losing their mind. there seemed to be little to no character or plot development going on. i don’t exactly know what the point of the story was to be honest. wouldn’t recommend and wouldn’t read again.
i didn’t get it at all. at first, i saw a ton of potential and was really hoping for all of the perspectives to come together in a big way but they just didn’t. i honestly can’t tell whose story was true and who was losing their mind. there seemed to be little to no character or plot development going on. i don’t exactly know what the point of the story was to be honest. wouldn’t recommend and wouldn’t read again.