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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
I really liked this book, but it unfortunately is my least favorite Rainbow Rowell book so far (still have to read Landline!).
The characters, plot and concept were amazing! I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea, but the relationship was quick and almost rushed. I feel that in her two YA books (and from my understanding of Landline), Rainbow is extraordinary at developing a relationship and that's what the one thing missing was. She had the characters and crushes/chemistry (if you can really call it that), but we were cut off short. There was no issues at all. Everything came off scotch clean, which is very much unlike her later works, as aforementioned.
Pretty much it was like adding two and two and coming short with a measly 3.5.
Regardless of the cons, the novel in general was a fun and fluffy read.
The characters, plot and concept were amazing! I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea, but the relationship was quick and almost rushed. I feel that in her two YA books (and from my understanding of Landline), Rainbow is extraordinary at developing a relationship and that's what the one thing missing was. She had the characters and crushes/chemistry (if you can really call it that), but we were cut off short. There was no issues at all. Everything came off scotch clean, which is very much unlike her later works, as aforementioned.
Pretty much it was like adding two and two and coming short with a measly 3.5.
Regardless of the cons, the novel in general was a fun and fluffy read.
I am on my third Rainbow Rowell book and will not stop until I have read them all - I truly enjoy her work and will be very sad when I have caught up and must wait for a new book....
So far, this book is my favorite and I have caught myself laughing out loud a few times and am truly enjoying it!
So far, this book is my favorite and I have caught myself laughing out loud a few times and am truly enjoying it!
I found it too slow to feel invested in the story or romance, plus I was feeling some red flags about the male main character and that's not something you want when you're reading a romance.
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fun but dragged in the middle also wasn’t the most satisfying in the end
So many missed opportunities in a single book to write a genuinely interesting story. Why does Rowell do this? "Hey, come take a peek at this topic worth exploring. I won't explore it though! Just teasing. (I don't have the proper social awareness to do it justice anyways - see Eleanor & Park.)" Here's a list of some plot points she could have expanded upon:
-A woman exploring her desire to be childfree, and the implications for her marriage
-An overbearing mother holding her adult son emotionally hostage
-How Y2K was ridiculous (only half jk - she built this up for the first half of the book just to skip the actual event and never mention it again)
The first half was actually pretty decent, it's about this depressed IT guy reading two women's emails half-heartedly (because it's his job), there are all these little plot details that have the potential to blossom into something more. So I read on. The second half though - WTF. It got more and more unbelievable all the way until the end. I kind of expected the story to become a horror one, because it certainly didn't read like a romance book. I mean, does this sound like romance: Huge brawny guy reads woman's personal emails without consent and learns about lots of private details about her life, convinces himself he's in love with her, almost approaches her in her workplace to kiss her without consent (a.k.a. sexually assault her), and fantasizes she will be his girlfriend after this. This is exactly how the Netflix show 'You' goes - but it's honest about being a thriller/murderer story.
While I was reading the last 25%, I tried to will the book into having the characters go their separate ways, because how wonderful it would have been for our IT guy to realize he was being serial murderer-y with all these thoughts. But no. The ending is so absurd that I read it in disgust - what a complete YIKES of a book.
And the best part is - there isn't a single ATTACHMENT in any of the emails the two women send each other.
-A woman exploring her desire to be childfree, and the implications for her marriage
-An overbearing mother holding her adult son emotionally hostage
-How Y2K was ridiculous (only half jk - she built this up for the first half of the book just to skip the actual event and never mention it again)
The first half was actually pretty decent, it's about this depressed IT guy reading two women's emails half-heartedly (because it's his job), there are all these little plot details that have the potential to blossom into something more. So I read on. The second half though - WTF. It got more and more unbelievable all the way until the end. I kind of expected the story to become a horror one, because it certainly didn't read like a romance book. I mean, does this sound like romance: Huge brawny guy reads woman's personal emails without consent and learns about lots of private details about her life, convinces himself he's in love with her, almost approaches her in her workplace to kiss her without consent (a.k.a. sexually assault her), and fantasizes she will be his girlfriend after this. This is exactly how the Netflix show 'You' goes - but it's honest about being a thriller/murderer story.
While I was reading the last 25%, I tried to will the book into having the characters go their separate ways, because how wonderful it would have been for our IT guy to realize he was being serial murderer-y with all these thoughts. But no. The ending is so absurd that I read it in disgust - what a complete YIKES of a book.
And the best part is - there isn't a single ATTACHMENT in any of the emails the two women send each other.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm a sucker for different takes on narrative story-telling and this book does a really great job at presenting the story in a unique way that isn't confusing. The ending might have been a little *too* clean for my taste but... it's fiction, so I'll take it.
Nah... achei o mais chatinho.
Levei muito tempo pra conseguir terminar de ler, sempre tinha alguma coisa mais interessante pra fazer.
Tem umas partes legais, claro. E a escrita é gostosa. Mas acontece TÃO pouca coisa que fiquei entediada.
-_-
Levei muito tempo pra conseguir terminar de ler, sempre tinha alguma coisa mais interessante pra fazer.
Tem umas partes legais, claro. E a escrita é gostosa. Mas acontece TÃO pouca coisa que fiquei entediada.
-_-
Bu kadının fazla abartılmış bir yazar olduğunu düşünüyorum. Bu kadar bayılıp ölüp bitecek ne yazıyor cidden ben anlamadım. Her neyse, kitabı pek sevmedim. Her şeyden önce çok yavaş ilerliyor, bir türlü içine çekmiyor sizi. Beth ve Jennifer'ın alakalı alakasız her şeyle ilgili yüzlerce e-mailini okumak da bana hiç zevkli gelmedi.(çoğu kişi bu e-mail olayı çok eğlenceli ve komik bulmuş, garip.) Karakterlere asla ısınamadım. Jennifer hamilelikten ödü patlayan, sürekli bu konuya kafayı takan biri ve kitap boyunca hamilelikle ilgili sızlanıp duruyor ve resmen sırf kocası istiyor diye olsun bitsin kurtulsun diye hamile kalıyor. Beth desen güya sevgilisi var ama sürekli başka erkeklerle ilgili hayal kuruyor, hoş erkek avına çıkıyor(fiziksel olarak ilişki kurmasa da bu da bir aldatma bence.) Baş erkek karakterimiz Lincoln çok iyi bir erkek olabilir tamam ama yine de okumaması gerektiği halde Beth'in maillerini okuyup, kızın masasına gidip etrafa bakıp takipçi bir sapık gibi davranıyor. Hoşumuza mı gitmesi gerekiyor şimdi bunun? Ben ortada tatlı, komik bir aşk hikayesi falan görmedim üzgünüm.