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A review by indiepauli47
Malignant Summer by Tim Meyer
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I don't even know where to start with this one.
Perhaps, the fact that it took me a month and a half to read it.
Or that, while I struggled so much to make progress with this book, I absolutely loved every single page of it.
Or also, that after 45 days spending time with those characters, I actually just cried for the last 15 pages, cause it's over.
Or because it was such a great, epic coming-of-age story.
Jewel, Doug, Grady, Jesse, Jimmy, Karen, Maddie.. they just feel like old friends.
This book was such a challenge, sometimes an entire week would go by without me opening it, but still, it hasn't left my mind ever since starting it, end of august. I would read 20 pages and stop, not able to read more, letting the story simmer in my head, processing it, before being able to continue.
Hooperstown and each character have been following me for the past month and a half, and coming to terms with this story is like grieving an old friend's passing. I feel sad.
This book impacted me more than I expected, and I will think about it for a long time.
Perhaps, the fact that it took me a month and a half to read it.
Or that, while I struggled so much to make progress with this book, I absolutely loved every single page of it.
Or also, that after 45 days spending time with those characters, I actually just cried for the last 15 pages, cause it's over.
Or because it was such a great, epic coming-of-age story.
Jewel, Doug, Grady, Jesse, Jimmy, Karen, Maddie.. they just feel like old friends.
This book was such a challenge, sometimes an entire week would go by without me opening it, but still, it hasn't left my mind ever since starting it, end of august. I would read 20 pages and stop, not able to read more, letting the story simmer in my head, processing it, before being able to continue.
Hooperstown and each character have been following me for the past month and a half, and coming to terms with this story is like grieving an old friend's passing. I feel sad.
This book impacted me more than I expected, and I will think about it for a long time.