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jeremygibbs 's review for:
The Changeling
by Victor LaValle
The Changeling is a sort of modern fairy tale in the spirit of the non-watered-down Grimm stories. It is for this reason that the book suffered. The Changeling touches on racial anxiety, veteran PTSD, abandonment, parental over-sharing on social media, technology addiction, trolls, and witches. There was too much for this story to live in 448 pages. As it stands, there were jumps in the timeline, some ineffective and unbelievable plot devices, and a far too tidy ending. I think the story has great potential and is well written, but it could have been more satisfying if the author had teased out details instead of being unnecessarily terse.