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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
I have heard a lot about this book and its great writing style. Yes, it was unique. But it was confusing at times, too.
Min and Ed's love story doesn't start normally. Nor does it end normally. When Min breaks up with Ed, she sends him a letter. A very long letter, talking about the reasons they broke up. She also sends him a box of things. Things that she has collected through the relationship. Things that , to other poeple, might seem quite meaningless, but to Min, hold a story, either good or bad.
The originality of this idea was evident. I loved the way Daniel Handler added these things to the book, that harbored great stories each. One thing that you will adore in this book is the illustrations. They are so captivating and they create a vivid image in your mind about the characters and the story, in general.
At first, this book was confusing. Like, when I read some parts of Min's letter, I couldn't understand how she could dump such a great, lovely guy. But towards the end, everything becomes clear and I knew that I would have done the exact SAME thing as Min did. Poetic with realistic characters and a charming story-line, this book was very much enjoyable...
P.S. I absolutely ADORED Daniel Handler's writing style. It is poetic and amazing. Here are some glimpses:
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I guess I already loved you then. Doomed like a wineglass knowing it’ll get dropped someday, shoes that’ll be scuffed in no time, the new shirt you’ll soon enough muck up filthy.
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Your beautiful sister took the rubber band out of your hand and dropped it into mine, a loose worm, lazy snake, wide-open lasso ready to rodeo something.
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I’m all of them, every last ugly thing in a bad last-minute costume. I’m not different, not at all, not different from any other speck of a thing. I’m a blemished blemish, a ruined ruin, a stained wreck so failed I can’t see what I used to be.
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How wrong to think I was anyone else, like thinking grass stains make you a beautiful view, like getting kissed makes you kissable, like feeling warm makes you coffee, like liking movies makes you a director.
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God just shatter my heart with a hammer, why don't you? It would probably hurt less than reading this book. I loved this book. I love this book. And I will always love this book from now until forever. It was an incredible read. It just flowed so easily. And it was so relatable. What's more relatable than heartbreak?
And the kicker is that Ed won’t ever read this epic breakup letter, because he chooses to be illiterate
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So burn but ended up loving it
Rating 1.5
In the beginning of reading this book, it was a four. The setting and style seemed to fit nicely but I didn't know much of the story yet. After getting to know Ed a bit and realize parts of his character towards the first half of the book, it went down to three stars. Yes, I know that you aren't meant to like him exactly but I could already see major signs stated casually that he was not good. It came down to two stars when I realized how the book was okay with using gay and slut in demeaning ways several times throughout the book. That is what really knocked it down to the bottom. Yes, while there are idiotic characters who would use gay and slut to hurt people, the main character shouldn't be using them either. Though she mostly, to my memory, just used slut, the readers are not going to sympathize with her if she also uses slurs.
Now take half a star off at the end when I realized the plot wasn't very good when I finished the book. The ending we all know. But the beginning and especially the middle just wasn't as interesting as it could have been. The only reason it's a 1.5 is because what actually kept me entertained through this ordeal was the "arty" writing style which I doubt would ever entertain me in any other book.
In the beginning of reading this book, it was a four. The setting and style seemed to fit nicely but I didn't know much of the story yet. After getting to know Ed a bit and realize parts of his character towards the first half of the book, it went down to three stars. Yes, I know that you aren't meant to like him exactly but I could already see major signs stated casually that he was not good. It came down to two stars when I realized how the book was okay with using gay and slut in demeaning ways several times throughout the book. That is what really knocked it down to the bottom. Yes, while there are idiotic characters who would use gay and slut to hurt people, the main character shouldn't be using them either. Though she mostly, to my memory, just used slut, the readers are not going to sympathize with her if she also uses slurs.
Now take half a star off at the end when I realized the plot wasn't very good when I finished the book. The ending we all know. But the beginning and especially the middle just wasn't as interesting as it could have been. The only reason it's a 1.5 is because what actually kept me entertained through this ordeal was the "arty" writing style which I doubt would ever entertain me in any other book.
fast-paced
The premise slays, but the execution is silly. If this was a Rooney Mara book, everyone would eat it up. It felt half done, and you could definitely tell it was written by a man. Still enjoyed though!
emotional
reflective
sad
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
Good book but I didn't like the ending.
It's pretty much like the title says: "Why We Broke Up". You get no more and no less.
Very good writing style and I loved the clip art in the beginning of the chapters. Was very cool to see them in color on my Kindle app.
It's pretty much like the title says: "Why We Broke Up". You get no more and no less.
Very good writing style and I loved the clip art in the beginning of the chapters. Was very cool to see them in color on my Kindle app.