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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
DNF literally 10 pages in.
Some quotes and my responses...
Prologue: "Long ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning the horizon for the tiny ship." Literally, before the main story even starts, on the first page of the prologue, it's already feeling sexist. I don't want to read about a woman who waits her whole life for a man. And that is the only characterization of the main female character.
Page 8: Not a quotation, but the fact that a grown man shows up naked in front of a child in her backyard... and they laugh about it as grown adults... neither of them seemingly finding it creepy...
Page 9: "I made you some pretty weird meals over the years. Peanut butter and anchovy sandwiches." I started this book because I thought the premise sounded exciting - like Tenant's and Riversong's meeting in Dr. Who. Instead, it turned out to be Matt Smith and Amy eating fish fingers and custard gone horribly awry. :(
(still) Page 9: "When I was a teenager I tried to get you to make love to me, and you never would, which of course made me much more determined about it. I think you thought you were going to warp me sexually, somehow." EW NO STOP. This entire concept is just 'creepy guy hops around time grooming a little girl to fall in love with him.'
And the quote that sealed the deal... Page 10: "Nell is our cook... she's how Aretha Franklin would be if she was Julia Child." And the story gets racist too! This is literally set in the early 2000s!
I hope whoever finds my copy at the Little Free Library near my apartment enjoys my commentary on the first 10 pages. Best of luck to whoever finds this next!
Some quotes and my responses...
Prologue: "Long ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning the horizon for the tiny ship." Literally, before the main story even starts, on the first page of the prologue, it's already feeling sexist. I don't want to read about a woman who waits her whole life for a man. And that is the only characterization of the main female character.
Page 8: Not a quotation, but the fact that a grown man shows up naked in front of a child in her backyard... and they laugh about it as grown adults... neither of them seemingly finding it creepy...
Page 9: "I made you some pretty weird meals over the years. Peanut butter and anchovy sandwiches." I started this book because I thought the premise sounded exciting - like Tenant's and Riversong's meeting in Dr. Who. Instead, it turned out to be Matt Smith and Amy eating fish fingers and custard gone horribly awry. :(
(still) Page 9: "When I was a teenager I tried to get you to make love to me, and you never would, which of course made me much more determined about it. I think you thought you were going to warp me sexually, somehow." EW NO STOP. This entire concept is just 'creepy guy hops around time grooming a little girl to fall in love with him.'
And the quote that sealed the deal... Page 10: "Nell is our cook... she's how Aretha Franklin would be if she was Julia Child." And the story gets racist too! This is literally set in the early 2000s!
I hope whoever finds my copy at the Little Free Library near my apartment enjoys my commentary on the first 10 pages. Best of luck to whoever finds this next!
slow-paced
An interesting concept but just seemed to drag on for me
I read this story a few years ago. What a great book this was. It was very easy to slip right in and get lost for a while.
this was very enjoyable once i'd shoved the tiny steven moffat in my brain into a locker! very readable and pretty interesting thanks to the really well-judged balance between deeply conventional romance narrative and high-concept time travel bullshit. the ending made emotional sense but was frustrating on a character level. i look forward to getting the tiny steven moffat in my brain out of the locker so i can watch the show and get mad at it
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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So this author is genius - to try and write a novel about time travel where the characters are constantly jumping around different time periods and actually make it work. I mean the structuring of the novel is awesome, given that she is trying to build a cohesive story where each character is actually in a different part of the time period was just brilliant. And yet it all seemed so seamless. I am a big believer in reading books before watching the film adaptation, and in this case I have seen the trailer which gave me a reasonable idea of the premise. However there are so many extra layers to the characters and the story that you will never get from a 2 hour film. It is a beautiful story but it鈥檚 all heartbreakingly sad.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident
Minor: Death
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated