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alina_kolpakova's review against another edition
The author is not great at narrating.
readingpicnic's review against another edition
2.5
I was so intrigued by this, but unfortunately I did not like it as much as Heaven. I think the pacing threw me off and it went back and forth in time in jarring ways. I wasn’t sure what the direction of the story was most of the time and it kind of felt like it ended before it should have. I did still love the author’s word choice and writing itself, and I found myself writing down lots of quotes.
beckhansman's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I liked many parts of this! I loved the fragmented nature of the storytelling and how the author was able to connect so many different plots in a very natural way. The short, abrasive, paragraph structure also worked really well; typically I’d be put off by that kind of staccato.
However, the whole thing fell a little flat at the end. Maybe the point of the story is that there is no climax, but that didn’t come across to me. And sometimes we’d go off on tangents that muddied the story more than they added context. The whole thing needed more intentionality, in my opinion.
However, the whole thing fell a little flat at the end. Maybe the point of the story is that there is no climax, but that didn’t come across to me. And sometimes we’d go off on tangents that muddied the story more than they added context. The whole thing needed more intentionality, in my opinion.
lesbianelvira's review
this wasn’t an enjoyable or coherent read, which was so disappointing because the author clearly seems to have a lot of experiences and knowledge to want to share and extrapolate in which to meaning and metaphor. but this was like reading the muddled stream of consciousness from someone who can’t sit still enough to get to their point and narrate a story fully, let alone tell you the point of why they’re telling you it. there were some beautiful lines in it, particularly in the beginning, but this was a whirlwind that just left me feeling bored