A review by lizaroo71
Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato

2.0

Mathilda Savitch has a sister that died. Her mother and father are grieving by isolating themselves from Mathilda and leaving her to her own devices -- which isn't such a good idea. In her grief, Mathilda wants to talk about her sister, but it's the one thing her parents won't discuss with her. The synopsis is a bit misleading, but this is a coming of age story in that Mathilda is trying to figure out who she is within her family as it is reshaped by this loss.

The comparison is made to Holden Caulfield, but he is a much more complex character. Also, Mathilda is several years younger than Holden, so the voice is not the same, but it does seem Lodato attempts to emulate Salinger's writing with various phrases.