Howl, Shaun David Hutchinson
Howl, Shaun David Hutchinson
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Howl

Author: Shaun David Hutchinson

Narrator: Kevin R. Free

Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/19/2022


Synopsis

From critically acclaimed Shaun David Hutchinson comes a “gripping, dynamic” (Booklist, starred review) portrayal of the oftentimes traumatic experience of growing up.

Virgil Knox was attacked by a monster.

Of course, no one in Merritt believes him. Not even after he stumbled into the busy town center, bleeding, battered, and bruised, for everyone to see. He’d been drinking, they said. He was hanging out where he wasn’t supposed to, they said. It must’ve been a bear, or a badger, or a gator—definitely no monster.

Virgil doesn’t think it was any of those things. He’s positive it was a monster. But being the new kid in a town where everybody knows everybody is hard enough as it is without being the kid who’s afraid of monsters, so he tries to keep a low profile.

Except he knows the monster is still out there. And if he isn’t careful, Virgil’s afraid it’ll come back to finish him off, or worse—that he’ll become one himself.

About Shaun David Hutchinson

Shaun David Hutchinson is the author of numerous books for young adults, including The Past and Other Things That Should Stay BuriedThe Apocalypse of Elena MendozaAt the Edge of the Universe, and We Are the Ants. He also edited the anthologies Violent Ends and Feral Youth and wrote the memoir Brave Face, which chronicles his struggles with depression and coming out during his teenage years. He lives in Seattle, where he enjoys drinking coffee, yelling at the TV, and eating cake. Visit him at ShaunDavidHutchinson.com or on Twitter @ShaunieDarko.


Reviews

“you’re a monster, baby. be a monster.” virgil knox was attacked by a monster. everyone saw him bleeding, battered, and bruised. but still — “he’d been drinking”, “he’s just being dramatic it was just an animal”, “ it’s his fault for hanging out where he should not have been” they all said. so vi......more

Goodreads review by Adam

This is not the werewolf book you think it is, but in the best way! Shaun Hutchinson takes the monster movie mythology and makes it deeply personal, so that HOWL presents a breathless story of a boy who suffered a terrible attack and then suffers arguably worse attacks from his neighbors and loved o......more

This book has A LOT of repetition. It's not gratuitous but it was heavy. It's a YA high school drama with horror elements that touches on topics of mental health and queerness, if that's something that appeals to you and you can appreciate the use of repetition this one might be for you.......more

Goodreads review by Ben

Why haven't I read every single book Shaun David Hutchinson has written yet?! I'll get there eventually, I promise. Howl opens with our main character, Virgil, left bloodied and stumbling for help down the main street of small-town Merritt, after being attacked by a monster. Having only just moved to......more

Goodreads review by Cale

This was INCREDIBLE! With its small-town setting and horror elements, HOWL reminded me of Stephen King – so If you’re a fan of his, this is the book for you. I read it in a day because I just couldn’t stop. It’s a deep book that examines an incredibly serious topic through a genre lens, but Shaun’s w......more