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Howl
by Shaun David Hutchinson
A very quick read for how thick of a book this is, full of slowly creeping terror and feelings of helplessness. Hutchinson has once again captured what it feels like to be a young adult stuck in truly horrible situation. With Virgil as our narrator we are pulled into his web of despair and want so badly for something to go right for him it hurts. If you have ever played the TTRPG Monsterhearts then this book is absolutely for you. Teen drama with an undercurrent of the supernatural, and lots of bad decisions.
Virgil is a reliable, if self pitying, narrator who just cant seem to catch a break, and who is also apparently surrounded by some of the most selfish and quietly cruel family members I have ever seen. I mean, Virgil was attacked by a creature in the swamp resulting in a lot of stitches and scars, yet his grandparents basically told him not to be a wussy. So I hated them from the jump and did not really understand when Virgil began to forgive them, but that's family for you.
The little town of Merritt, FL is as much a character as the rest of the cast. Merritt acts as another stifling force for Virgil and co as they attempt to survive high school, bullies, and seemingly endless stream of truly deplorable online vitriol.
If you like slow-burn mystery with feelings of isolation, a cruel world and community, and a teen who is just trying his best to get by: read this book.
Merged review:
A very quick read for how thick of a book this is, full of slowly creeping terror and feelings of helplessness. Hutchinson has once again captured what it feels like to be a young adult stuck in truly horrible situation. With Virgil as our narrator we are pulled into his web of despair and want so badly for something to go right for him it hurts. If you have ever played the TTRPG Monsterhearts then this book is absolutely for you. Teen drama with an undercurrent of the supernatural, and lots of bad decisions.
Virgil is a reliable, if self pitying, narrator who just cant seem to catch a break, and who is also apparently surrounded by some of the most selfish and quietly cruel family members I have ever seen. I mean, Virgil was attacked by a creature in the swamp resulting in a lot of stitches and scars, yet his grandparents basically told him not to be a wussy. So I hated them from the jump and did not really understand when Virgil began to forgive them, but that's family for you.
The little town of Merritt, FL is as much a character as the rest of the cast. Merritt acts as another stifling force for Virgil and co as they attempt to survive high school, bullies, and seemingly endless stream of truly deplorable online vitriol.
If you like slow-burn mystery with feelings of isolation, a cruel world and community, and a teen who is just trying his best to get by: read this book.
Virgil is a reliable, if self pitying, narrator who just cant seem to catch a break, and who is also apparently surrounded by some of the most selfish and quietly cruel family members I have ever seen. I mean, Virgil was attacked by a creature in the swamp resulting in a lot of stitches and scars, yet his grandparents basically told him not to be a wussy. So I hated them from the jump and did not really understand when Virgil began to forgive them, but that's family for you.
The little town of Merritt, FL is as much a character as the rest of the cast. Merritt acts as another stifling force for Virgil and co as they attempt to survive high school, bullies, and seemingly endless stream of truly deplorable online vitriol.
If you like slow-burn mystery with feelings of isolation, a cruel world and community, and a teen who is just trying his best to get by: read this book.
Merged review:
A very quick read for how thick of a book this is, full of slowly creeping terror and feelings of helplessness. Hutchinson has once again captured what it feels like to be a young adult stuck in truly horrible situation. With Virgil as our narrator we are pulled into his web of despair and want so badly for something to go right for him it hurts. If you have ever played the TTRPG Monsterhearts then this book is absolutely for you. Teen drama with an undercurrent of the supernatural, and lots of bad decisions.
Virgil is a reliable, if self pitying, narrator who just cant seem to catch a break, and who is also apparently surrounded by some of the most selfish and quietly cruel family members I have ever seen. I mean, Virgil was attacked by a creature in the swamp resulting in a lot of stitches and scars, yet his grandparents basically told him not to be a wussy. So I hated them from the jump and did not really understand when Virgil began to forgive them, but that's family for you.
The little town of Merritt, FL is as much a character as the rest of the cast. Merritt acts as another stifling force for Virgil and co as they attempt to survive high school, bullies, and seemingly endless stream of truly deplorable online vitriol.
If you like slow-burn mystery with feelings of isolation, a cruel world and community, and a teen who is just trying his best to get by: read this book.