How do you review a book that just didn’t click for you? 🤔

This was my second Canada Reads 2025 shortlist pick, and while I can see why some readers would enjoy it, it didn’t quite work for me. I found it a bit of a slog—even with the audiobook to help me along. Maybe it was the writing style? Maybe it was hearing the narrator voice 7-year-old Wayne? Either way, it just didn’t resonate.

I’m curious to see how it holds up in the Canada Reads debates in March! With Linwood Barclay championing it, I wonder if it will be the first to go. I don’t see it having broad appeal, and for a book meant to “change the narrative,” it didn’t shift much for me.