finished reading “take me with you” and it was ok. it started out pretty strong, using norman’s apparent abduction by aliens to frame heartfelt discussions about loss, relationships, and families.
the writing was a bit too tell-don’t-show and the humor stalled the story rather than adding to it, but overall i was really liking it. then, not to spoil anything, there’s a big pivot 2/3rds of the way through that really killed all suspense. after that, it became unclear what the story was actually trying to say.
it also fell into the trap a lot of these stories fall into, which is that it wants us to root for this failing relationship at the center of the novel without convincing us first that it deserves to be saved.
it’s definitely a more meaningful book with some really affecting moments, but it falls just short of being something wonderful. still recommend, though. 6/10