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A review by bhgold1711
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I really wanted to like this book. I've read Chuck Wendig before and have enjoyed him. I vibed with parts of it - the premise of the book was interesting and some of the characters worked. But the whole of the book was less than the sum of its parts.
Several characters felt like they were superfluous, for one. And the ending? Oh, how I just hated the ending. It felt like it ruined so much of the book that came before.
There's also just how it hit me in this moment in time. This book was published in 2019. It's a story about a pandemic, and much of the conflict in the book is driven by a Trumpist political figure and his white nationalist followers. The allegory was far too on the nose to feel comfortable at times, but also just too over the top at others.
Several characters felt like they were superfluous, for one. And the ending? Oh, how I just hated the ending. It felt like it ruined so much of the book that came before.
There's also just how it hit me in this moment in time. This book was published in 2019. It's a story about a pandemic, and much of the conflict in the book is driven by a Trumpist political figure and his white nationalist followers. The allegory was far too on the nose to feel comfortable at times, but also just too over the top at others.