Name All the Animals by Alison Smith [Part 1]

Our class has recently started reading Name All the Animals by Alison Smith. The book so far seems slightly interesting. The whole beginning is based on Roy's death. I think the author drags on the death for too long. In my opinion, she needed to move along from the subject and kept going with the story. I feel that the scene where Roy's mother goes on the walk and she begins screaming for Roy to come back was distressing but was over exaggerated for me. Another thing about this grieving memoir, was that Alison is very set on the idea that Roy is coming back (and so are her parents). Alison hoards food for her lost brother, hides in the backyard fort they built together, and waits for him to return. She doesn't realize the reality - he's not coming back. I continue to read to see if Alison's emotions and thoughts change.