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A review by theshiftyshadow
Our Fathers by Rebecca Wait
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is the 3rd Rebecca Wait book I've read and it's another solid 4 star read.
All 3 of the books I've read deal with pretty heavy subject matter, but Wait does it in such a way that they're never too dark, or difficult to read, but she doesn't go too light with them either. She always seems to strike just the perfect balance in terms of tone and knows where the line is between being a really good read, and being something that's going to leave you emotionally scarred after reading.
Obviously there's a place for those kind of books too, but sometimes I just want to read something that takes it's subject matter seriously but doesn't want to traumatise you. That might sound strange when talking about this book, where everything revolves around this man killing his wife, 2 children, and then himself. But that's what Wait's books are like, there's a dark heart in them, but that's never the focus. I feel like her books are about the people in them, having experienced the worst things, getting to a better place, even if it's only taking the first steps on that journey, the focus is always about how they keep going.
All 3 of the books I've read deal with pretty heavy subject matter, but Wait does it in such a way that they're never too dark, or difficult to read, but she doesn't go too light with them either. She always seems to strike just the perfect balance in terms of tone and knows where the line is between being a really good read, and being something that's going to leave you emotionally scarred after reading.
Obviously there's a place for those kind of books too, but sometimes I just want to read something that takes it's subject matter seriously but doesn't want to traumatise you. That might sound strange when talking about this book, where everything revolves around this man killing his wife, 2 children, and then himself. But that's what Wait's books are like, there's a dark heart in them, but that's never the focus. I feel like her books are about the people in them, having experienced the worst things, getting to a better place, even if it's only taking the first steps on that journey, the focus is always about how they keep going.