A review by renreads2much
Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Honestly, really good. It took me a bit to get into it, and I was losing hopes for this book on more than one ocassion, but it did prove to be excellent in the long run.

• The story telling feels similar to The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo 
• Sometimes the pacing feels un-proportionate and doesnt really make sense or correlate with whats going on. I know that it's most likely an artistic choice and I can understand why its written that way but yeah.. I have mixed feelings about it. 
• The writing style feels commonly unique. As in there are some really cool individual components that really separate this book from the rest. But over all, the writing style is kind of "normal" and holds more common aspects
• I like the symbolism and metaphors, they're kind of easy to understand but I really enjoy them and find them unique. Like they take common metaphors and put they're own twist which gives it its own meaning. Which is so different, I've never seen that before. Or if I had, it wasn't done in a good enough way to be noticeable 
• I really love how it shows the dynamics and hierarchies in the workplace and families. Along with displaying how sometimes those lines can blur and become messy.
• The parts where the art industry is mentioned and the practice of collecting art was so interesting and intriguing. 
• Interesting portrayal of power and the harm it can do to your relationships, perception, and morals. 
• I kinda notice a bit of saviour complex stuff and self centeredness.. Interesting to see

Now that I think of it, I feel like this book was a commentary about toxic industry's and how they can shape people completely different from who they originally are. And it was done in a really realistic way. Like we don't really notice when we are changing and growing. Only until later when we have grown from something we look back and say "WOAH, well that changed. I'm different now!" And that kind of how I felt seeing the main character/storyteller through this book.