👶👶👶👶 The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow, by Rita Leganski

This novel was beautifully written. The language is graceful, and the imagery is intense. Much of the novel was heavy, however, and dealt with rather distressing situations; one part of the novel in particular was very difficult to stomach.

Rita Legansky touches on spirituality and the occult in an informative manner, offering a peek into Catholic traditions, Southern Baptist revivals, along with Voodoo and Hoodoo rituals. Legansky offered little clemency to those who’d done wrong, in a world she created where wrongdoing seemed to be the norm.

Despite the various twists and turns, the novel was a bit predictable, though certainly still imaginative. Bonaventure’s supernatural hearing was a bit over-the-top, and I struggled with him being able to hear sounds of inanimate objects. The ability to hear sound from objects that can actually emit sound, however faint or far, would’ve seemed more sensible for the majority of the novel. It wasn’t until the end of the story, that the reader understands why this far-fetched concept was necessary to move the story along.

Because I listened to this novel on Audible, I must mention Maggi-Meg Reed: an absolutely exquisite narrator. She gave the novel an unimaginable richness, and a "voice" all its own.

Overall, it was quite a creative concept, with incredibly memorable characters.

Read 10/25/16