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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
This is not a feminist book and it’s slow. No idea how it became part of Reese’s book club.
L.A. Weather covers a family dynasty with equal parts humor and drama. It follows the Alvarado family as they handle the shock of their parents ending their long, storied union. Oscar and Keila's three daughters are strong in their own right, yet they are handling life changing ordeals. This is a strong Mexican-American family upended with struggle and change. Their stories kept me riveted until the surprising final pages!
Thank you Flatiron Books and Netgalley for the gifted copy! L.A. Weather comes out on Tuesday, September 7th.
Thank you Flatiron Books and Netgalley for the gifted copy! L.A. Weather comes out on Tuesday, September 7th.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this would be a fantastic TV series. Family drama goodness
On paper, I should have loved this. It's basically a family soap opera and I am, if nothing else, utter trash for soap operas. But ugh, I just really couldn't with any of these characters. I intensely disliked all of them and the embryo storyline seriously sent me 'round the bend.
Also, what is up with the lack of dialogue? Seriously, do they teach this nonsense in MFA programs? And when the dialogue does show up it's stilted and trite, until the end when it's stilted, trite AND heavy-handed.
What this book does very, very well is the world-building. The author really captures L.A. What people who aren't familiar with L.A. don't realize is how sprawling it is. I'd make the argument that it's all the surrounding areas outside of downtown that really give that particular part of SoCal it's flavor and vibe. The world-building is dynamite. The rest of it? Not so much.
Also, what is up with the lack of dialogue? Seriously, do they teach this nonsense in MFA programs? And when the dialogue does show up it's stilted and trite, until the end when it's stilted, trite AND heavy-handed.
What this book does very, very well is the world-building. The author really captures L.A. What people who aren't familiar with L.A. don't realize is how sprawling it is. I'd make the argument that it's all the surrounding areas outside of downtown that really give that particular part of SoCal it's flavor and vibe. The world-building is dynamite. The rest of it? Not so much.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Eh. Not terrible, but not great either. There are paragraphs that are almost a page long with A LOT of descriptions. You could draw a map of LA with the directions she provides the reader. I was liking it, but then it got political. I don't do political books, even if they are fictional.