Bewildered. If I could had to use one word to describe how I felt for most of this book, that would be it. At times, I felt so clueless as to what was going on for such long periods of time, I wanted to skip through pages to get somewhere. There was an absolutely endless amount of time where we don’t know how Cohen’s father, Calvin, got hurt; he had no hope of getting better. This alternates with chapters from the past and a seemingly endless quest for Cohen and two other children he meets to chase down a mysterious shadow beast. There are also the nightly visits to a church for Cohen to to confess his sins.
Moreover, I can’t say I liked the characters. Perhaps Cohen’s best friend from childhood, Ava, who is only a supporting person would honestly be my favorite. Cohen is the main character and he definitely has some issues from his childhood as does his sister, Kaye. The mom, is a hard woman and since leaving her husband years ago because of his infidelity has not been in Cohen’s life. Calvin, is only described with experiences from the past in which he spent most of it drinking. These people make the story darker and somewhat depressing.
While the writing was extremely well done, and I’ve noticed most people loved this book, I did not. I felt so many things were left unanswered by the end. Maybe others understand this in a way I did not.
Moreover, I can’t say I liked the characters. Perhaps Cohen’s best friend from childhood, Ava, who is only a supporting person would honestly be my favorite. Cohen is the main character and he definitely has some issues from his childhood as does his sister, Kaye. The mom, is a hard woman and since leaving her husband years ago because of his infidelity has not been in Cohen’s life. Calvin, is only described with experiences from the past in which he spent most of it drinking. These people make the story darker and somewhat depressing.
While the writing was extremely well done, and I’ve noticed most people loved this book, I did not. I felt so many things were left unanswered by the end. Maybe others understand this in a way I did not.