A review by chelsloukelly
Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson

1.0

DNF/5: ‘Where the Dead Sit Talking’ is an Ageless Based, Realistic Contemporary by Brandon Hobson; Sequoyah (?), a 15-year-old Cherokee Teen, becomes the foster child of Harold and Agnes Troutt, a middle-aged couple already fostering 13-year-old George and 17-year-old Rosemary. Hobson creates a smart, dark novel surrounding adolescence, death and rural secrets set in late-1980s Oklahoma. Hobson’s narrative control is stunning, carrying the reader through scenes and timelines with verbal grace and sparse detail. Far more than a mere coming-of-age story, this is a remarkable and moving novel. Unfortunately, I simply lost interest after impending University deadlines and haven’t felt the need to pick it back up. I hope to return to this novel at another date, as the plot-line is intriguing – Cultural!