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A review by troystory
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
5.0
When I first started this book, I was a little disappointed. There was more tell than show, and the plot seemed boring, and there was no depth to any of the characters except for Finn, who I knew was dead. However, after finishing the book, I'm absolutely in love with it. Although the writing doesn't live up to my expectations, it was its simplicity that was so amazing. First-person narrative often tells the story way too elaborately, but this book really did write the world through June Elbus's eyes. A simple story through the eyes of a simple girl. It was magnificent.
The more the story went on, the more I found myself wishing Finn was still alive. I fell in love with his character, and Toby too (although, I did find his constant use of "brilliant" annoying and stereotypical), and even June, who I felt connected to (in the sense that we both feel a little disconnected from modernity, like we belong in the past).
I think the main reason I loved this book was because it's exploration of grief felt so similar to what I went through and still am going through. It felt painfully close and too familiar. I think that, while this book is certainly amazing on its own, you have to have gone through a loss to feel its true impact. Still, I'd recommend it to everyone. An absolutely terrific novel!
The more the story went on, the more I found myself wishing Finn was still alive. I fell in love with his character, and Toby too (although, I did find his constant use of "brilliant" annoying and stereotypical), and even June, who I felt connected to (in the sense that we both feel a little disconnected from modernity, like we belong in the past).
I think the main reason I loved this book was because it's exploration of grief felt so similar to what I went through and still am going through. It felt painfully close and too familiar. I think that, while this book is certainly amazing on its own, you have to have gone through a loss to feel its true impact. Still, I'd recommend it to everyone. An absolutely terrific novel!