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A review by atlanticgiantpumpkin
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Andrew Joseph White just gets better and better with time. It kinda blows me away.
One of my favorite things about this author is his prose. I thought that Hell Followed With Us was stellar, then I read The Spirit Bares Its Teeth and thought that was the best I would ever see out of a narrator’s voice. But now I read this and I realize that White has only shown us a fraction of his power. The voice is unique, the formatting harrowing. I love his use of black pages in his writing. I love how authentic it feels.
Without spoiling plot, I hope that you can take this away from my review: This book is an antithesis to Hillbilly Elegy. I think the timing was coincidental, but also divinely ordained. This book was meant to come out now because it had to. And it reminds us that, regardless of whomever wins this fucked up election, we’re screwed. But we’re a fighting people and we will see the other side.
Eventually.
One of my favorite things about this author is his prose. I thought that Hell Followed With Us was stellar, then I read The Spirit Bares Its Teeth and thought that was the best I would ever see out of a narrator’s voice. But now I read this and I realize that White has only shown us a fraction of his power. The voice is unique, the formatting harrowing. I love his use of black pages in his writing. I love how authentic it feels.
Without spoiling plot, I hope that you can take this away from my review: This book is an antithesis to Hillbilly Elegy. I think the timing was coincidental, but also divinely ordained. This book was meant to come out now because it had to. And it reminds us that, regardless of whomever wins this fucked up election, we’re screwed. But we’re a fighting people and we will see the other side.
Eventually.