There There by Tommy Orange
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The book's description says "Fierce, angry, funny, heartbreaking," but there was not one funny thing in the entire narrative. The language of at least one of the main characters includes fierce expletives, the author is clearly angry about his subject, and every page is dark and depressing leading up to a heartbreaking ending. The subject matter is important but I did not at all care for the way it was handled. There were too many undeveloped characters, too many points of view, too much bad language, and too many unknowns in the climactic ending. It was just too fragmented for me to enjoy, but Tarantino fans will love it.


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