A review by sarah_reading_party
Prudence by David Treuer

2.0

while i like the writing style of the author (at least as much as i am able to ascertain from the audiobook), the story itself fell flat for me. it was depressing and slow - which isn't always bad, but there were SO many characters and half-finished plot lines (and disappearing characters) that i wondered why i was supposed to care about characters and situations. a predominant theme throughout the book is sexuality. again, not bad, but somewhat unexpected given the description of the book. some of the 'sex scenes' are pretty graphic and off-putting to an extent...

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and there is also a homosexual relationship that drives the plot too. it's not that i was offended by this but rather that i wished the characters' grappling with it would have been delved into more

all in all, there is some good stuff here but it is lost in the immensity of the story the author is trying to tell. is it worth the read? i can't really say. i did want to read on to the end to find out what happens, if that helps you make a decision. i am okay putting a book down but didn't chose to do that here.