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A review by sofipitch
Growing Up Dead in Texas by Stephen Graham Jones
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Stephen Graham Jones I love you but what did I just read?
This book was told not chronologically, often flitting between events and a large cast of characters that it was pretty difficult to follow. And sometimes just boring bc I had forgotten how what I'm hearing now fits into the bigger picture. A lot of reviews say not to listen to this as an audiobook, you need it physically in front of you so you can underline or make notes. But the thing is I'm not sure the plot is quite interesting enough to warrant that much work
It's a challenging read but Jones has such excellent prose that pulls it out of being a slog. I didn't expect the genre to be southern gothic but it 100% was and that aspect I thoroughly enjoyed. Overall just very mixed feelings about this one
This book was told not chronologically, often flitting between events and a large cast of characters that it was pretty difficult to follow. And sometimes just boring bc I had forgotten how what I'm hearing now fits into the bigger picture. A lot of reviews say not to listen to this as an audiobook, you need it physically in front of you so you can underline or make notes. But the thing is I'm not sure the plot is quite interesting enough to warrant that much work
It's a challenging read but Jones has such excellent prose that pulls it out of being a slog. I didn't expect the genre to be southern gothic but it 100% was and that aspect I thoroughly enjoyed. Overall just very mixed feelings about this one
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, and Animal cruelty