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A review by gayatriii
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
2.0
Very interesting and fresh and HUMAN take on werewolves. We follow a family of werewolves across the country as they deal with very real problems; hunger, poverty, crime, danger, death etc and it makes for a compelling premise.
But I could not deal with the writing at all. Choppy, vague, devoid of any flow. The storytelling jumps across timelines without any real purpose or intensity. Plot points are introduced and abandoned willy nilly.
I really want to like this for its ingenuity but feel angry about the writing.
Might still try his other books as I hear they’re different stylistically.
1.5* rounded off to 2.
But I could not deal with the writing at all. Choppy, vague, devoid of any flow. The storytelling jumps across timelines without any real purpose or intensity. Plot points are introduced and abandoned willy nilly.
I really want to like this for its ingenuity but feel angry about the writing.
Might still try his other books as I hear they’re different stylistically.
1.5* rounded off to 2.