A review by ell_jay_em7
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

SO EMOTIONAL, SO MUCH CRY. Wow, what a beautiful book. At times the emotional tension was almost unbearable. The author captured the invisible lines that form between people and make it impossible for them to connect and understand each other...and what happens if someone is determined to connect anyway. The story was a deeply beautiful and wrenching portrait of kids growing up amidst loss and family secrets; the pain and fear and even anguish of their childhood passing away, whether they're ready or not; and a meditation on love, how profound it can be, perhaps especially when it defies definition. 
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