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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
This feels like the kind of book that I really would’ve enjoyed were it assigned to me in a college literature class. I didn’t particularly enjoy reading it for pleasure, though. Perhaps I was in the wrong headspace for it, but reading it felt like an assignment. It felt like an academic pursuit. The story was compelling and thought provoking, but the structure kept taking me out of and making the read feel like work. I recognize the skill of the writing but I didn’t enjoy it.
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
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
I loved that this felt like a book inside a book. I think the author did an excellent job showing us the ways in which current day literature and publishing is flawed. It’s capitalism that’s ruining art.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
+ i <3 Everett, i need to read everything he's ever written
- perhaps poorly paced?
- perhaps poorly paced?
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I felt that the overall plot of this one was more impactful than the story itself. Whenever I read or hear someone talk about this book, they will, without fail, mention the plot and the setup and the key takeaways. What's lost from the novel, and why this one lost a couple stars for me, are all of the extra things that round out the characters. Perhaps that's the point though - he becomes as flat as the caricature he created.