Last night, I finished reading The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by Dave Wroblewski. It was a *nice* novel about a mute boy who has suffered a tragedy and his loyal dog companion. Though enjoyable, it was very slow. It picked up around the halfway point, but when you're dealing with a 562 page book, that's a lot of reading to do before it gets interesting. I also felt the author left a lot of loose ends. Hint to writers: if you're going to tease me with a new character or plot line, do it all the way.
The novel was a modern day Hamlet, a fact I didn't realize until I checked out the interview with the author in the back of the book. Of course then it became absurdly obvious. Silly Tess. After absorbing that bit of info, I found the story much more interesting.
Oprah, this wasn't an awful pick, but not your best. Next up: The Help - stay tuned.
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