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A review by mildhonestbonsai
The Way We Bared Our Souls by Willa Strayhorn
3.0
This is a full on after school special of a teenager story. There were some elements that I did like from the book. One of those elements is learning some of the Native American folklore that was sprinkled within the story. It was something that I normally don't come across in the books I read and it was really cool to read about. Also, one of my favorite things about setting the story in New Mexico or somewhere in the Southwest is that people always want to emphasize the setting as it's own character with a detailed description.
Some of the dialogue was very eye rollling in the sense that they were really corny. Their though process was also an issue for me since at one time the characters sounded so wise and beyond their age then to turn around and act like a teenager or even more immature than that. There really was no consistency behind it. The characters lacked any dimension as well. Thomas was my only favorite of the characters and ironically the lack of character background made him the most fleshed out and developed in the story.
The death of Kara bothered me because I feel like this was unnecessary for the story. I feel like that the characters would have gotten to their epiphany just fine without having her kill herself. They were already halfway to achieving that epiphany when she decided to jump off the cliff.
Some of the dialogue was very eye rollling in the sense that they were really corny. Their though process was also an issue for me since at one time the characters sounded so wise and beyond their age then to turn around and act like a teenager or even more immature than that. There really was no consistency behind it. The characters lacked any dimension as well. Thomas was my only favorite of the characters and ironically the lack of character background made him the most fleshed out and developed in the story.
The death of Kara bothered me because I feel like this was unnecessary for the story. I feel like that the characters would have gotten to their epiphany just fine without having her kill herself. They were already halfway to achieving that epiphany when she decided to jump off the cliff.