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A review by syren96
Come Back by Rudy Wiebe
3.0
I received this book for free as a Goodreads First Read.
I found this book to be challenging, in both the writing style and the content. At first I was really struggling with the disjointed, run-on writing and it took me awhile to find the rhythm of Hal's thoughts. I haven't read any other works by Rudy Wiebe, so I'm not sure if this is a common theme in his writing or not.
Once I got into the story, I did very much enjoy learning more about Gabe and Hal, despite the fact that it was quite heavy. Definitely not a beach-read, but I don't imagine for a second that this was what was intended with this book. What it did achieve is to force me to think about relationships in my own life and reminded me that we can never really know what is happening underneath the surface; even (or maybe especially) with those we love most.
I found this book to be challenging, in both the writing style and the content. At first I was really struggling with the disjointed, run-on writing and it took me awhile to find the rhythm of Hal's thoughts. I haven't read any other works by Rudy Wiebe, so I'm not sure if this is a common theme in his writing or not.
Once I got into the story, I did very much enjoy learning more about Gabe and Hal, despite the fact that it was quite heavy. Definitely not a beach-read, but I don't imagine for a second that this was what was intended with this book. What it did achieve is to force me to think about relationships in my own life and reminded me that we can never really know what is happening underneath the surface; even (or maybe especially) with those we love most.