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A review by jmsv45
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
4.0
Writer Person
Surprisingly enough, I didn't cry during this book. I wanted to yell a lot, though. Because Calli's father just HAD to drag her into the woods right? And Petra just HAD to leave the house at four in the morning. And Deputy Sheriff Louis just HAD to be married to someone else.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
Technically this could have all been nicely avoided.
But then nothing would really have resolved itself and I guess tragedies like this get stuff done. For example, Toni sees just how awful her husband is. Louis sees just how much he loves Tony. Petra's father probably learned not to trust people around his daughter.
It was sad, and awful, and wonderfully written.
One of the interesting things about this book is the shift in POV. It's a shift I personally wanted to explore. Most of it is in first person- Toni, Louis, Petra's father, Petra. Ben told it in second person, as if the reader was Calli. And Calli's side was third person.
I loved it so much. It was powerful in such a subtle way.
I really enjoyed this book. It was sad, don't get me wrong.
Sad, frustrating, heartbreaking...
But really touching. Makes you want to look a little bit deeper into your own life. And also evaluate all of your relationships o.o
Surprisingly enough, I didn't cry during this book. I wanted to yell a lot, though. Because Calli's father just HAD to drag her into the woods right? And Petra just HAD to leave the house at four in the morning. And Deputy Sheriff Louis just HAD to be married to someone else.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
Technically this could have all been nicely avoided.
But then nothing would really have resolved itself and I guess tragedies like this get stuff done. For example, Toni sees just how awful her husband is. Louis sees just how much he loves Tony. Petra's father probably learned not to trust people around his daughter.
It was sad, and awful, and wonderfully written.
One of the interesting things about this book is the shift in POV. It's a shift I personally wanted to explore. Most of it is in first person- Toni, Louis, Petra's father, Petra. Ben told it in second person, as if the reader was Calli. And Calli's side was third person.
I loved it so much. It was powerful in such a subtle way.
I really enjoyed this book. It was sad, don't get me wrong.
Sad, frustrating, heartbreaking...
But really touching. Makes you want to look a little bit deeper into your own life. And also evaluate all of your relationships o.o