wildcats_dba 's review for:

The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Setting. in CT; family tragedy with main character enduring incarceration while trying to hang on to family relationships 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail