First, I want to say that I thought most of this book was fantastic. The only other Stephen Graham Jones book I've read is The Only Good Indians, which I thought was just okay. But for this book, I was hooked. Everything from the story to the characters to the prose is excellent imo.
But based on the two books of his that I've read, I feel like SGJ has a real problem with endings. The ends of both books left me disappointed, and not in a "God, I wish there was more," sort of way. It feels like he wants there to be some sort of neat resolution to his stories when the stories themselves do not call for that, and it always leaves me with a hollow feeling.
Honestly, I feel like the book would have been much better with the modern day parts removed entirely. Anyone else feel this way?
by Old_Note_5730
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honestly yeah the modern day stuff felt like he didn’t trust the historical storyline to stand on its own, which is wild because that part was absolutely brutal and compelling