Under the Wolf, Under the Dog

i really enjoyed this. i was a burn out walking in a haze in high school when i read this and not only did the plot feel pretty real to me but the writing did as well. it makes you really feel like you can hear the characters. this book also helped me a lot when about a month maybe after i read it my brother died. we were close as kids and saw eachother less as we got older partly because of unfavorable housing conditions. i think it would’ve taken me even harder at the time had i not been able to think about this book being fresh in my minds. just blurring that out for people who haven’t read yet lol. doesn’t really necessarily spoil anything but it lets you know by association. anyways. read if you like grimy real things and writing with a lot of character.

also sidebar for those who’ve read punkzilla, i actually read this one first and the two of them together totally helped with my brothers passing. i read the latter while i was going through it and both made me feel better in different ways tho i feel with the abrupt nature of under the wolf, under the dog, it more closely resembles losing someone already on a ledge to a car crash and fire. i hope to read more soon when i can get my hands on some.