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The Removed
by Brandon Hobson
this one is difficult to review. i will say, I think a lot of the reviews of this are a little unfair - I wished there had been more context to some of the elements of the story, but how many books out there are based in greek, norse, etc mythology that expects you to already know the stories and keep up with the plot?
i picked this up because the loss of a sibling/child is uhhh... close to home for me, and I seek out books that include it because I love to hurt myself, lmfao. i felt like this was more of a story of intergenerational trauma and institutional racism than it was about personal loss. the beginning was confusing, the middle felt repetitive, but there were a lot of emotionally poignant moments in the end that hit for me, even if the actual ending felt abrupt.
this passage, in particular, was Very Good and Relatable: "I thought about Ray-Ray's death and how I avoided talking about him with Rae and my family. How all anyone ever wanted to d o was talk about him when he was alive, and that for some reason I despised him a little for getting the attention."
brandon hobson's writing style is really stilted, which at times helped build the uncomfortable mood but at other times made this seem really juvenile. i feel like this could have really benefited from some further editing and honestly, a longer page count.
i picked this up because the loss of a sibling/child is uhhh... close to home for me, and I seek out books that include it because I love to hurt myself, lmfao. i felt like this was more of a story of intergenerational trauma and institutional racism than it was about personal loss. the beginning was confusing, the middle felt repetitive, but there were a lot of emotionally poignant moments in the end that hit for me, even if the actual ending felt abrupt.
this passage, in particular, was Very Good and Relatable: "I thought about Ray-Ray's death and how I avoided talking about him with Rae and my family. How all anyone ever wanted to d o was talk about him when he was alive, and that for some reason I despised him a little for getting the attention."
brandon hobson's writing style is really stilted, which at times helped build the uncomfortable mood but at other times made this seem really juvenile. i feel like this could have really benefited from some further editing and honestly, a longer page count.