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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
Interesting, very interesting. You know, I had forgotten that the author, Ben Hadler was also the man I called Lemony Snicket when I was younger. It wasn't until the last page of my e-book, with the bios in the back, that I remembered this, but it instantly made sense. Because, the entire way through "Why We Broke Up," I was irritated with the outlandish, rambling writing style, which, ironically is reminiscent of his outlandish style in A Series Of Unfortunate Events, that I ADORED. It was a little tiring, however, here. I think it worked in the way of the book being a letter of a girl writing to a boy she once loved who hurt her. I mean, we've all been there (don't deny it! Most of us destroyed those letters, though, instead of sending them), and you do feel a little frantic, wanting to get everything down on the page, whether it makes sense or not, whether it's grammatically correct or not. I think that the author (I can't think of him as anything but Snicket!) really captured this in "Min's" writing. But it got exhausting some times. And the dialogue... It just killed me. I'm sorry. It was just... All over the place. It bugged me so bad.
Story wise, it's interesting enough. As a reader, my opinion of Ed and his relationship with Min changed throughout the book, which felt fresh. I wasn't being told who to like and who to root for, I was able to take the facts as they were presented and swing from, "Gee, this Min girl sounds like a total stalker... What kind of 'relationship' WAS this?" to "Okay, he's actually into her, but he's a prick" to "Dude, he's so dedicated!" to "Where the heck did THAT come from?! Min, you've got to be keeping things from me, because he did not just pull that son-of-a-douche line out of no where. You've been secreting away more of his doucheness, because the Ed that I know wasn't THAT awful."
I was rooting for Al all along anyway. And ANYONE that uses the word "gay" and other homophobic terms as an insult is not worth your time. You could have saved Min a lot of pain if you'd given her that foresight, Lemony. Yeah, yeah, I know, "show, don't tell," and all that, but really. Poor Min.
Story wise, it's interesting enough. As a reader, my opinion of Ed and his relationship with Min changed throughout the book, which felt fresh. I wasn't being told who to like and who to root for, I was able to take the facts as they were presented and swing from, "Gee, this Min girl sounds like a total stalker... What kind of 'relationship' WAS this?" to "Okay, he's actually into her, but he's a prick" to "Dude, he's so dedicated!" to "Where the heck did THAT come from?! Min, you've got to be keeping things from me, because he did not just pull that son-of-a-douche line out of no where. You've been secreting away more of his doucheness, because the Ed that I know wasn't THAT awful."
I was rooting for Al all along anyway. And ANYONE that uses the word "gay" and other homophobic terms as an insult is not worth your time. You could have saved Min a lot of pain if you'd given her that foresight, Lemony. Yeah, yeah, I know, "show, don't tell," and all that, but really. Poor Min.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol
i’m conflicted about this book. as much as i really enjoy the concept and characters, the movie references throughout the book really threw me off. yes they were explained to make sense and i guess were intentional to try and relate it to the chapter but there were SO many, 3 a chapter probably. it was not just a reference it was a reference with a long explanation about what it actually is. i can understand why they were there but it was personally annoying to read. we get it you want to be a director. 3.9.
I don't really know what to think of this book. I loved all the illustrations and as a concept I liked the idea of it however I struggled with the execution of it. I often got lost in the poetic language, assuming nothing was happening and would suddenly find that something had happened and I had missed it.
Good lord. I finished this in two days. I thought I plowed through it because I hated it. But that might be incorrect. If my own adolescence wasn't bad enough, this brings all those confused, high-school feelings right back. The author nailed it.
I give up. This book is boring and annoying. I gave it more pages than I should have, but now I quit!
May, 2012: so far, this book is quite boring.
June 1st, 2012: mmhmm, still boring.
May, 2012: so far, this book is quite boring.
June 1st, 2012: mmhmm, still boring.
The premise of this book is fabulous and could be fascinating. The illustrations are charming. And yet, I kind of hated it. I hated almost all the characters, I hated the syntax, I hated the total lack of suspense - not that they would break up, because duh, but the reasons and actions behind it were telegraphed from about page 12 - and, irrationally perhaps, I haaaaaated all the fake movie references. Oh my GOD did I hate that.
Disappointing, boo.
Disappointing, boo.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
No me gustó:(
Batallé mucho para terminarlo, me tarde casi dos años
Batallé mucho para terminarlo, me tarde casi dos años