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This book was a lot longer than it should have been. Overall I enjoyed the book. The story was fine, kind of predictable and slow but fine. There are a handful of great chapters/scenes that really kick things into high gear but they end just as rapidly as they start which left me wanting more from the story. I wanted to feel something other than, meh.
One of my biggest knocks against the book is that the story is itself. There's no deeper meaning, no character-building or anything to take away after you finish. It's a basic story with one semi-likable character, some plot holes and a lot of extra, unnecessary, pages. That's not even mentioning the fact that there are only two real settings in which the story takes place. Most of the story is cut down to dialogue and flashbacks which really threw the pacing off. Overall, the book is meh, and the story is meh. The ending was rushed and unsatisfying and there was one major plot hole that never got solved (very annoying).
One small thing I should mention that was good is the author's ability to create a capitvating image for pain. Anytime the main character experienced pain, emotional or physical I could really picture it clearly and I very much appreciated that small attention to detail.
This book was a lot longer than it should have been. Overall I enjoyed the book. The story was fine, kind of predictable and slow but fine. There are a handful of great chapters/scenes that really kick things into high gear but they end just as rapidly as they start which left me wanting more from the story. I wanted to feel something other than, meh.
One of my biggest knocks against the book is that the story is itself. There's no deeper meaning, no character-building or anything to take away after you finish. It's a basic story with one semi-likable character, some plot holes and a lot of extra, unnecessary, pages. That's not even mentioning the fact that there are only two real settings in which the story takes place. Most of the story is cut down to dialogue and flashbacks which really threw the pacing off. Overall, the book is meh, and the story is meh. The ending was rushed and unsatisfying and there was one major plot hole that never got solved (very annoying).
One small thing I should mention that was good is the author's ability to create a capitvating image for pain. Anytime the main character experienced pain, emotional or physical I could really picture it clearly and I very much appreciated that small attention to detail.
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