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A review by shamuwilson2
His Favorites by Kate Walbert
2.0
This book was completely aimless, scattered, and underdeveloped.
The book is short, but tries to explore a variety of themes and ideas without deeply engaging with any of them. There is death - but the grief that comes with it is not explored. There is abuse - but the ramifications of it long term and short term are not explored. The author doesn’t at ALL show how situations develop and does not at all capture the nuances in the themes she has chosen to pursue. Furthermore, the author jumps between timelines in a way that doesn’t make sense and proves to be rather confusing.
Overall, Walbert tried to touch on too many topics in one short novel, and in this attempt, failed to adequately explore any of them.
The book is short, but tries to explore a variety of themes and ideas without deeply engaging with any of them. There is death - but the grief that comes with it is not explored. There is abuse - but the ramifications of it long term and short term are not explored. The author doesn’t at ALL show how situations develop and does not at all capture the nuances in the themes she has chosen to pursue. Furthermore, the author jumps between timelines in a way that doesn’t make sense and proves to be rather confusing.
Overall, Walbert tried to touch on too many topics in one short novel, and in this attempt, failed to adequately explore any of them.