A review by kaitlizcolby
Lot by Bryan Washington

3.0

It was ok. I’m definitely not opposed to a little grittiness, but grittiness for the sake of being gritty is a big turn off for me. The writing style also makes you feel pretty disconnected from the characters (though I recognize that may have been an intentional choice), so the first half of the novel essentially felt like Washington was just trying to shock me and I didn’t care about the characters. There was a little more tenderness as you went, though. If all of the stories had the heart of the chupacabra story, it would have been great. Some high points, but overall not my cup of tea.