Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Ratings70
Average rating4.2
I devoured this and it was so good and so beautifully written I want to go back and read it again. Stunning.
The Wolves Just finished it. I'm in a delicious book coma, where I only have one foot in this reality, and one foot in the book'sā1980's New York as AIDS was cutting a swath through a bright and beautiful population, and one where, within, the medieval lands of wolves and music and art could be with you if you wished hard enough.
Five stars. All the stars.
I think the blurb for this was better than the actual story. I read it for a prompt in a challenge I'm doing.
At first I didn't think I'd like this book, but I found I really enjoyed it. The characters are complex and figuring out their complex relationships is interesting and very true to life. I loved the conflict expressed between June and her sister and how it compares to her mother and uncle's relationship. Overall a great read I really enjoyed it.
Understandably frustrating book. All these people had to do was have a good conversation, but that never happened back then. I think a good therapy session for all.
This was a wonderful read!! If you're a fan of coming-of-age stories, I definitely suggest picking this one up. It's a family drama story, with a pre-teen girl narrator. I found the relationships between the characters ridiculously well done, and so real. I could feel the protaganist's teenage angst and rebellion and recognized it as pieces of my own pre-teen struggles. She's mortified several times throughout the story, and I really felt for her, and knew that feeling exactly. This story was really engaging and made it hard to put the book down. I hope Carol Rifka Brunt is working on another novel! 4.5 stars.
For my full review, visit http://www.literaryquicksand.com/2017/04/mini-reviews/
Carol Rifka Brunt's one and only book marked the beginning of my fascination with love stories centred around grief or loss, such as [b:The Song of Achilles 13623848 The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1357177533l/13623848.SY75.jpg 16176791] or [b:Atonement 6867 Atonement Ian McEwan https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320449708l/6867.SY75.jpg 2307233]. I still question why grief resonates with me so deeply. In this book, 14-year-old June adores her gay uncle, Finn Weiss, seeing him as her sole companion. He serves as her godfather, confidant, and closest friend until he succumbs to AIDS. June later falls for Finn's boyfriend, Toby, who also tragically passes away. It's a tale of isolated individuals pushing each other away, only to realise the depth of their loneliness and reunite. While many coming-of-age novels depict protagonists as young, lost, and confused, few delve as boldly and honestly into these themes as this one does. Readers will keenly feel June's confusion, loss, and resilience.
