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panda_incognito 's review for:
Wolf Hollow
by Lauren Wolk
This book was memorable and striking, but it's not really a children's book. Unless a young reader has a firm grasp of history and has read similar novels in the past, it is unlikely that they will appreciate this story, because its literary style and content are much more appropriate for adults. (Speaking of history, this book was supposedly set in the '40s, but it felt more like turn-of-the-century.)
Many of the characters were poorly fleshed out, some of the situations seemed implausible, and the book offered no resolution. Sometimes real life is like that, but in literature, an unhappy ending should make a point and be counterbalanced by significant character development. Here, the only apparent goal was encouraging sympathy for war veterans, but that did not necessitate the unhappy ending. Moreover, the main character did not grow enough to justify the otherwise meaningless tragic events of the novel. For me, it is only the quality of the prose which makes this a three-star read.
Many of the characters were poorly fleshed out, some of the situations seemed implausible, and the book offered no resolution. Sometimes real life is like that, but in literature, an unhappy ending should make a point and be counterbalanced by significant character development. Here, the only apparent goal was encouraging sympathy for war veterans, but that did not necessitate the unhappy ending. Moreover, the main character did not grow enough to justify the otherwise meaningless tragic events of the novel. For me, it is only the quality of the prose which makes this a three-star read.