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2.98 AVERAGE
2.98 AVERAGE
So freaking good! A little slow to get into, but once you reach about a quarter of the way through, it gets so good, you can't put it down. It gives such an insight to living with mental illness, I loved it! Definitely a must read!
the thought of having to finish this book was putting me in a reading slump. it felt like middle school fanfiction. and pointless.
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first half of this book is extremely boring and repetitive and full of cardboard characters with no life in them. A couple of the characters completely serve no purpose at all. I didn’t feel invested in the novel until Part Two but by then, I was severely annoyed over Part One so I rushed to finish Part Two.
I read in the Acknowledgments that Bobby Hall wrote Part One when he was extremely depressed and in some of his darkest days and then waited two whole years until picking up the book again and finishing it up with Part Two. And that really shows here. Part Two is better paced and definitely keeps you gripped to the pages. Part One however, which takes up a little more than half the book is really just not good at all.
And obviously I realize that Part One was sort of supposed to be this boring mundane read because of the plot revelation in Part Two but my goodness, how was anyone supposed to really know where this book was taking them? Unless you read of course the back of the book where it is compared to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and also Fight Club. That tells you all you need to know about this book.
This book is also extremely vulgar with an F-Word on nearly every page. So, that was a bit annoying.
I am excited to see what this writer does next however because I definitely think he has potential and his influencers come from the right place.
But as for the Supermarket, I can’t say I’ll ever get my groceries from there again.
I read in the Acknowledgments that Bobby Hall wrote Part One when he was extremely depressed and in some of his darkest days and then waited two whole years until picking up the book again and finishing it up with Part Two. And that really shows here. Part Two is better paced and definitely keeps you gripped to the pages. Part One however, which takes up a little more than half the book is really just not good at all.
And obviously I realize that Part One was sort of supposed to be this boring mundane read because of the plot revelation in Part Two but my goodness, how was anyone supposed to really know where this book was taking them? Unless you read of course the back of the book where it is compared to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and also Fight Club. That tells you all you need to know about this book.
This book is also extremely vulgar with an F-Word on nearly every page. So, that was a bit annoying.
I am excited to see what this writer does next however because I definitely think he has potential and his influencers come from the right place.
But as for the Supermarket, I can’t say I’ll ever get my groceries from there again.
perhaps it was deliberately heavyhanded, but the twists were all pretty glaringly obvious from far away. that didn't necessarily make it any less fun or interesting, though; you could just see pretty clearly where it was headed. most of the dialogue was fine, the characters interesting, but something about Olivia's character and dialogue was stilted, bad, and unrealistic. she ruined a lot of scenes because she just... didn't act like her profession. some of the messages felt a bit iffy in regards to how mental health should be treated, but, ehh... mostly it was enjoyable, a fun and quick read with a fun meta aspect.
I only picked this book up cause I'm also a depressed guy who works at a supermarket but after finishing, it made me actually like my job because of how bad the book was.
“Flynn, did we have fun?”
No, no we didn’t. It was okay, not realistic and very convenient. The first half feels off so the “twist” is easy to anticipate. Bobby has a good voice for audiobook except there was too much music that’s very distracting.
No, no we didn’t. It was okay, not realistic and very convenient. The first half feels off so the “twist” is easy to anticipate. Bobby has a good voice for audiobook except there was too much music that’s very distracting.
Holy crap this was good! Not quite what I expected but it kept my gripped from the start. It’s a darkly funny physiological thriller, which contains a lot of mental health content. Not sure why it’s recieved poor ratings, I had no issues with his writing and I really liked the story and characters, 5 stars from me...even Frank gives it 5 Bananas
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dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes