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A review by erainbow8
In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
5.0
Jeff Zenter’s books always make me get choked up (or straight up bawl like a baby - looking at you, The Serpent King). This book was no exception, but it is such a hopeful story. I wish Cash and Delaney and Alex and Vi were real! These are the kind, genuine, intelligent people I want leading our world in the near future!
Zenter’s work reads like a love story to rural Tennessee, while also acknowledging flaws he sees in some of the “traditional” small southern town ways. I hope I can get some of my students to read this book in the fall. It also made me want to read more poetry!
My only major critique was that sometimes it seemed like Zenter was trying a bit too hard to be deep and poetic. Was it really necessary to describe the way everyone smelled in such detail?! Cash has a serious gift with his olfactory system.
Zenter’s work reads like a love story to rural Tennessee, while also acknowledging flaws he sees in some of the “traditional” small southern town ways. I hope I can get some of my students to read this book in the fall. It also made me want to read more poetry!
My only major critique was that sometimes it seemed like Zenter was trying a bit too hard to be deep and poetic. Was it really necessary to describe the way everyone smelled in such detail?! Cash has a serious gift with his olfactory system.