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Bridge of Clay
by Markus Zusak
A story about family, brothers and grief. It’s told in a non-linear way and all the different stories converge with each other in a fun way.
Told from the POV of Matthew, the oldest of 5 brothers, this is the story of their family, and in particular the fourth brother, Clay.
It took me a while to get used to Matthew’s voice. He’s a little dramatic in the way he tells stories, which is fine, except I think he misses some details that are important to helping the reader understand what’s going on. I was kind of bored for the first 100 pages or so for this book because I felt like it took a while for Matthew to warm up as a writer.
All in all, this book is as compelling and heartbreaking as The Book Thief, but it’s more rough around the edges and more of a slog to get through. Maybe that was the point - that Matthew is not the best storyteller, but he feels like it’s his job to get his family’s, and Clay’s, story out there.
Told from the POV of Matthew, the oldest of 5 brothers, this is the story of their family, and in particular the fourth brother, Clay.
It took me a while to get used to Matthew’s voice. He’s a little dramatic in the way he tells stories, which is fine, except I think he misses some details that are important to helping the reader understand what’s going on. I was kind of bored for the first 100 pages or so for this book because I felt like it took a while for Matthew to warm up as a writer.
All in all, this book is as compelling and heartbreaking as The Book Thief, but it’s more rough around the edges and more of a slog to get through. Maybe that was the point - that Matthew is not the best storyteller, but he feels like it’s his job to get his family’s, and Clay’s, story out there.