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jaimesamms 's review for:
Into This River I Drown
by TJ Klune
I confess to having to gear myself up for reading TJ's usual whirlwind style of writing. I don't dislike his voice, but I do find it sort of exhausting if I'm not braced for it.
Into the River was different. It was still his signature stream-of-conscience style, but I found it less tiresome and the tangents more relevant than they are in some of his other stuff.
Ultimately, though I did find the book gripping and the characters so very likeable. Knowing life can't always have everything work out for the best in all things, this book was realistic that way, and I like that. It gave me a very real sense of accomplishment when the heroes did get their ending, and it left me satisfied.
The one thing I regret about this book begins and ends with the phrase "look away". But even that was a matter of true story-telling and not a weakness, but a necessity. Still. It makes me sad.
Into the River was different. It was still his signature stream-of-conscience style, but I found it less tiresome and the tangents more relevant than they are in some of his other stuff.
Ultimately, though I did find the book gripping and the characters so very likeable. Knowing life can't always have everything work out for the best in all things, this book was realistic that way, and I like that. It gave me a very real sense of accomplishment when the heroes did get their ending, and it left me satisfied.
The one thing I regret about this book begins and ends with the phrase "look away". But even that was a matter of true story-telling and not a weakness, but a necessity. Still. It makes me sad.