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A review by brilliantsilver
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.
The writing in this book was bad. The characters were extreme stereotypes, the father is an angry, abusive drunk, the small town cop, the old farm boy who wanted a different life. They have no personality to speak of outside of their stereotypes. The multiple perspectives don't count for much because every person is written with the exact same voice. Everything about the characters and their backstory is told right away at the beginning of their first chapter.
The dialogue is so tedious and boring to read, it's like reading legal documents.
There are also big chunks of story where it reads like the author just copy pasted a research article onto the page.
The story is super predictable and before the first 100pgs you learn why the main character is mute, who took her, why they took her, that she will be found at the end of the book, and that she will speak by the end of the book. There is no suspense! A poorly crafted book all around.
The dialogue is so tedious and boring to read, it's like reading legal documents.
There are also big chunks of story where it reads like the author just copy pasted a research article onto the page.
The story is super predictable and before the first 100pgs you learn why the main character is mute, who took her, why they took her, that she will be found at the end of the book, and that she will speak by the end of the book. There is no suspense! A poorly crafted book all around.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, and Alcohol