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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
Hmmm.... I really don't know what to think. The first part of the book I really didn't enjoy and the second part of the book was really quite interesting. I really don't know how I feel about it. It was very different than anything I have ever read. I am glad that I have experienced it, but the story was lacking.
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“The phone rings—it’s another day, or the same day, who can tell, the girl thinks with her coffee, when the whole world has changed?"
I really liked some parts, but I think it started dragging in the middle, and I got bored. There's only so many rambling thoughts you could read. It went over my head. I liked it sometimes, when it worked in the story and it made sense that you would have these rambling paragraphs because of Min's thoughts after an event.
I'd ruin any day, all my days, for those long nights with you, and I did. But that's why right there it was doomed. We couldn't have only the magic nights buzzing through the wires. We had to have the days, too, the bright impatient days spoiling everything with their unavoidable schedules, their mandatory times that don't overlap, their loyal friends who don't get along, the unforgiven travesties torn from the wall no matter what promises are uttered past midnight, and that's why we broke up.
I just found her pretentious sometimes. And Ed is an asshole and I'm glad it ended. God, I don't know. I already forgot a lot. so that says a lot. I'm disappointed because i was really digging it in the middle sooooo
Like fate, was the feeling I had as I stood beaming breathless in the shop with this in my hands. Now, of course I see it differently, that it was not fate but fatal, fatal and wrong.
THE PAINTINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL AF btw i love the objects
"And love, who can say the way it winds," she recited, "like a serpent in the garden of our untroubled minds."
I really liked some parts, but I think it started dragging in the middle, and I got bored. There's only so many rambling thoughts you could read. It went over my head. I liked it sometimes, when it worked in the story and it made sense that you would have these rambling paragraphs because of Min's thoughts after an event.
I'd ruin any day, all my days, for those long nights with you, and I did. But that's why right there it was doomed. We couldn't have only the magic nights buzzing through the wires. We had to have the days, too, the bright impatient days spoiling everything with their unavoidable schedules, their mandatory times that don't overlap, their loyal friends who don't get along, the unforgiven travesties torn from the wall no matter what promises are uttered past midnight, and that's why we broke up.
I just found her pretentious sometimes. And Ed is an asshole and I'm glad it ended. God, I don't know. I already forgot a lot. so that says a lot. I'm disappointed because i was really digging it in the middle sooooo
Like fate, was the feeling I had as I stood beaming breathless in the shop with this in my hands. Now, of course I see it differently, that it was not fate but fatal, fatal and wrong.
THE PAINTINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL AF btw i love the objects
"And love, who can say the way it winds," she recited, "like a serpent in the garden of our untroubled minds."
2'5/5
Me resulto muy pesado aunque la historia no estuvo del todo mal. El final es bastante predecible.
El libro me dejo indiferente
Me resulto muy pesado aunque la historia no estuvo del todo mal. El final es bastante predecible.
El libro me dejo indiferente
I liked this book a lot. The main character is relatable yet still has a unique perspective. The title gives away the ending, but the unusual format and narrative make the story engaging. Sometimes the stream-of-consciousness style of writing is a bit distracting/confusing. However, I found myself feeling Min's feelings and remembering my own relationships.
Cute teen fiction, by the author of the Lemony Snicket books.
I feel like I just got dumped. But like...in a good way. So, like, what the heck. I had mixed feelings at first about this book... I saw it at the store and immediately picked it up and bought it, but once I started I was a bit worried about the plot. Would it just be a bunch of random little stories to go along with the things in 'the box'?
Luckily, I was proved wrong. Min actually told a wonderful story, and I felt most of it was pretty realistic. I understood how she felt. The only thing I didn't really like was towards the end, when Ed does something...well....kind of out of the blue. And also I would have liked to hear a bit how he felt, maybe one chapter at the end or something on him...I dunno. On the other hand, the open endedness is kind of cool.
Overall, it was very good, with believable characters and an emotional, realistic story.
Luckily, I was proved wrong. Min actually told a wonderful story, and I felt most of it was pretty realistic. I understood how she felt. The only thing I didn't really like was towards the end, when Ed does something...well....kind of out of the blue. And also I would have liked to hear a bit how he felt, maybe one chapter at the end or something on him...I dunno. On the other hand, the open endedness is kind of cool.
Overall, it was very good, with believable characters and an emotional, realistic story.
Narrator voice was a bit rough, but it seemed fitting the more you got to know Min.
A great book since if we haven't already, someday or other we will have a box or something of the kind, and be either dumped, or broken up.
A great book since if we haven't already, someday or other we will have a box or something of the kind, and be either dumped, or broken up.
Okay. The only reason I'm rating this book so high is because the writing is really, truly beautiful. The illustrated components are also stunning, and I think the whole thing has a really nice tone to it that works well with the plot itself.
That being said, I think there's something... lacking, here. Min is an interesting character and though I don't love the "best friend in love with the protagonist who's dating the asshole jock" trope, in this case, I dealt with it. I think it would have been significantly more interesting to see more with Al, though. While I did have a grudging fondness for Ed at certain points (though most of the time I wondered what she saw in him at all, making me wonder how she made the choice to give him so much of herself), I just wanted more. I wanted a stronger sense of caring and more of a basis for those feelings.
All in all, Why We Broke Up is a read that I powered through with a great protagonist and a hell of a lot of beautiful imagery. But it didn't sparkle as much as I wanted it to. Not even close.
That being said, I think there's something... lacking, here. Min is an interesting character and though I don't love the "best friend in love with the protagonist who's dating the asshole jock" trope, in this case, I dealt with it. I think it would have been significantly more interesting to see more with Al, though. While I did have a grudging fondness for Ed at certain points (though most of the time I wondered what she saw in him at all, making me wonder how she made the choice to give him so much of herself), I just wanted more. I wanted a stronger sense of caring and more of a basis for those feelings.
All in all, Why We Broke Up is a read that I powered through with a great protagonist and a hell of a lot of beautiful imagery. But it didn't sparkle as much as I wanted it to. Not even close.