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2.98 AVERAGE
2.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
funny
fast-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
Struggled with it at the start but glad I finished it. Great ending!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Almost gave it a 1 star. I wanted to like this book, felt new age writing but ultimately fell short. The twists were so predictable that every big "turning point" landed flat for me as the reader. Even reading Bobby's aknowledgements about how he just started reading in his mid-twenties and then wanted to write a book. His friend said it best "you can't write a fucking book just because you started reading them."
As mentioned, really wanted to like it. Didn't hate the writing style of a causal prose but the plot seemed cliche and predictable. Gave it an extra star for the potential.
As mentioned, really wanted to like it. Didn't hate the writing style of a causal prose but the plot seemed cliche and predictable. Gave it an extra star for the potential.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a freight train of a book, and I read it that fast - one night. A man has just broken up with his long term girlfriend. He comes into some money and decides to finally move out of his mom's house. He gets an apartment and a job at the supermarket. There's a strange cast of characters, and the strangest seems to be the man himself, Flynn.
This is a psychological thriller. A tense read. But it doesn't do anything new. You can see the turns coming for the most part. Hall keeps you on your toes a little bit, and its clear he wants to drive you a little crazy because his narrator isn't necessarily the most reliable guy. But we don't arrive in an unexpected place by the end of the novel. He employs all the things a writer breaking the rules wants to do - like breaking the fourth wall (ugh) and making hip/current references (The Orville?).
I can't say this is bad, especially since this is Hall's first novel. And it's definitely a plus that he can keep your attention.
Separately, there are a few moments in the book where I felt uncomfortable about how race is discussed. Hall is mixed race, but his protagonist is white. These moments feel awkward and unnecessary - they don't add anything other than to lurch you out of Hall's momentum. I wish his editor had told him so.
Overall, I think it's worth as quick a read as I gave it, but I wouldn't spend more time in the supermarket than necessary.
This is a psychological thriller. A tense read. But it doesn't do anything new. You can see the turns coming for the most part. Hall keeps you on your toes a little bit, and its clear he wants to drive you a little crazy because his narrator isn't necessarily the most reliable guy. But we don't arrive in an unexpected place by the end of the novel. He employs all the things a writer breaking the rules wants to do - like breaking the fourth wall (ugh) and making hip/current references (The Orville?).
I can't say this is bad, especially since this is Hall's first novel. And it's definitely a plus that he can keep your attention.
Separately, there are a few moments in the book where I felt uncomfortable about how race is discussed. Hall is mixed race, but his protagonist is white. These moments feel awkward and unnecessary - they don't add anything other than to lurch you out of Hall's momentum. I wish his editor had told him so.
Overall, I think it's worth as quick a read as I gave it, but I wouldn't spend more time in the supermarket than necessary.
It's written pretty cool, I just genuinely could not get into this plot.
This book is definitely terribly written. But, the story line and the twist are definitely intriguing enough to keep me interested. I read in other reviews that it is scattered and all over the place, but I think that’s the whole point, considering it’s supposed to be written from the POV of a schizophrenic. I probably won’t ever read it again - it definitely wasn’t one of my favorites. It was certainly entertaining, though. 👍🏼👍🏼
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes