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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
sad
medium-paced
The concept was promising. The idea of an adult child from a neglectful and abusive home, untangling their childhood is potentially fascinating. In parts, I was fascinated. But in the end I felt unsatisfied. The possibilities were great, but sadly, it fell short. I don’t feel I know any more than if I’d just read the blurb.
Anyway, let's bring in a large cast of characters with complicated relationships, speak vaguely about literally every god damn thing, and not explain what's going on or bother introducing the characters at all. This writing style drove me crazy.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting book, less gruesome than I thought it would be. It’s about a young lady who grew up terribly abused by her parents, until she managed to escape and get help for them all. It unfolds slowly as you get to see more of the abuse and how it is a slow decline to the nightmare. It goes through the relationships between the siblings and your view of each one changes as more information is dished out. An interesting portrayal of how abuse destroys lives and the resilience of the human spirit
Wrong book at the wrong time.
Sometimes books are overhyped and mis-sold. I could appreciate many things about Girl A but after being completely enthralled by book after book after book recently, I just didn't care very deeply about this character or her siblings. Yes, the writing was sharp but the hopping around of timelines exhausted me and it became a chore. This isn't Room, or Educated. It clearly works for a lot of people, just not me right now.
Sometimes books are overhyped and mis-sold. I could appreciate many things about Girl A but after being completely enthralled by book after book after book recently, I just didn't care very deeply about this character or her siblings. Yes, the writing was sharp but the hopping around of timelines exhausted me and it became a chore. This isn't Room, or Educated. It clearly works for a lot of people, just not me right now.
This book is *boring*! Everything interesting has already happened by the time the narration begins, and the whole novel feels like one interminable, tedious epilogue to the gripping story that, unfortunately, was never written--the one about the protagonist's horrific childhood, her fight for survival and her escape.
All we get in "Girl A" is exposition and whiny monologues.
It doesn't help that the audiobook's narrator reads all 11 hours of it in a plaintive, doleful voice, that is about as pleasant to listen to as nails on a blackboard.
Definitely didn't live up to the hype!
All we get in "Girl A" is exposition and whiny monologues.
It doesn't help that the audiobook's narrator reads all 11 hours of it in a plaintive, doleful voice, that is about as pleasant to listen to as nails on a blackboard.
Definitely didn't live up to the hype!
Marketed as a thriller, reads more as a life story following a traumatic family upbringing and returning to the scene of the crime.
This took me months to trudge through, on the back it reads "the biggest thriller since Gone Girl" so I prepped myself for some twists and turns, but all I got was confusion and disappointment. Each chapter is labeled "Girl A" "Boy B" etc. You'd expect to be following each childs story of the events but it's loosely based on them from "Girl A's perspective". The chapters are incredibly long and drawn out, the time jumps are sporadic and takes a bit to realize what's going on per paragraph.
Would not recommend as a thriller, reads more as a family coping with a horribly traumatic past and it influenced their adulthood.
This took me months to trudge through, on the back it reads "the biggest thriller since Gone Girl" so I prepped myself for some twists and turns, but all I got was confusion and disappointment. Each chapter is labeled "Girl A" "Boy B" etc. You'd expect to be following each childs story of the events but it's loosely based on them from "Girl A's perspective". The chapters are incredibly long and drawn out, the time jumps are sporadic and takes a bit to realize what's going on per paragraph.
Would not recommend as a thriller, reads more as a family coping with a horribly traumatic past and it influenced their adulthood.