The Reformatory

Sometimes the hype is right. The Reformatory has horror - both the deep, existential kind and the turn on all the lights to scare the shadows away kind, it has tragedy - big tragedy like the system was and is broken and personal tragedy, it has tension, it has humor. There were moments that made me talk aloud to myself. Mostly things like, “No!” and “Noooooooo…” I couldn’t wait to see what happened next but also, I wasn’t sure I wanted to know what happened next.

I listened to the audiobook, which was well done, but I want to read the physical book, too, so I can adjust my pace in some spots.