A review by justjoshinreads
I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain by Will Walton

4.0

I received an advanced reader copy from Goodreads giveaways. I was intrigued by the blurb and it sounded interesting and not my usual thing. It did not disappoint in that regard. This book is definitely interesting and unusual. The timeline skips around in a frenetic stream-of-consciousness style, often in the same paragraph, but it’s written in a way that wasn’t confusing or difficult to follow. It also flips between poetry and prose intermittently but It was interesting and emotional and the characters were flawed and believable. The main character is a high school student with an alcoholic mom, no dad, a bourgeoning love with his long-time best friend and the loss of his grandfather, with whom he was very close. It’s a busy summer.
I’ve never been a big fan of poetry in general so those parts were harder for me to follow, but in all it was a good, quick read that I enjoyed.
4/5 stars ⭐️