A review by boxcar
My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Complicated review. I think this is about as ambitious as it gets in a novel. And it works. Just barely. I love the weirdness that parallels the weirdness of the real world, sometimes a little too plainly. It’s ridiculous and all over the place, there are god knows how many characters and viewpoints, things happen and then oop guess what that didn’t happen. confusing, but enrapturing. One of those books where you wonder how the hell the author came up with this.

A story very invested in the marginalized, in pointing out injustice, elevating silenced voices.