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A review by feliciaclark
Listen to the Silence by David W. Elliott
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Shocking. Nauseating. Episodic. Stream of consciousness. Vulgar. Raw. Dark. Shattering.
I was afraid to give this 5 stars due to the gutting contents, yet it was so brilliantly written from the mind of teen boy in an adult mental health facility that I couldn’t give it less than 4.75 stars. After every break in paragraph and chapter, you never knew where he was going to wake next.
“Reality is a funny thing. There are no defenses against it except madness.”
“I guess if some didn’t hurt then others wouldn’t feel good.”
“Time doesn’t heal. It opens old wounds and starts new ones.”
“Knowledge is a painful thing isn’t it.”
I was afraid to give this 5 stars due to the gutting contents, yet it was so brilliantly written from the mind of teen boy in an adult mental health facility that I couldn’t give it less than 4.75 stars. After every break in paragraph and chapter, you never knew where he was going to wake next.
“Reality is a funny thing. There are no defenses against it except madness.”
“I guess if some didn’t hurt then others wouldn’t feel good.”
“Time doesn’t heal. It opens old wounds and starts new ones.”
“Knowledge is a painful thing isn’t it.”