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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
slow-paced
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a tricky one. I have been a fan of University Challenge since I was six years old. Each Monday night, I would sit in front of the television and watch the programme, I loved it and I think that is why I thought I would love this book, but obviously not. This book changed in context and tone throughout and as that happened, I feel that I lost any connection I had with Brian. Brian is a very intelligent young man, but he isn't that great when it comes to making friends and I really related to that. A book lover, nerd and somebody who is seriously socially awkward. I don't think that Brian's character developed as so much as that thing inside his head that made him incredibly likeable ceased to exist by the final chapters. He became quite arrogant, confused and bent to public opinion, something he had in some ways vowed to never do.
The description in this book, overall wasn't that great, however the plot was skillfully wrote and as much as I really wanted to put this down Nicholls wrote it in such a way that you need to continue until the end. Additionally, I feel 469 pages is quite a lot considering how vague this novel actually was. Several scenes were loosely described, so little that at times it was actually very unclear what was going on. The same happened with characters, in the sense that they were so formless that they had no distinct mannerisms or personalities that set them aside from everybody else.
In conclusion, this was very witty and amusing throughout, but became gradually less and less and that could have easily been sustained to the end of the novel. I enjoyed reading the majority of this but if I'm completely honest I think it could have been so, so much better than the final piece.
The description in this book, overall wasn't that great, however the plot was skillfully wrote and as much as I really wanted to put this down Nicholls wrote it in such a way that you need to continue until the end. Additionally, I feel 469 pages is quite a lot considering how vague this novel actually was. Several scenes were loosely described, so little that at times it was actually very unclear what was going on. The same happened with characters, in the sense that they were so formless that they had no distinct mannerisms or personalities that set them aside from everybody else.
In conclusion, this was very witty and amusing throughout, but became gradually less and less and that could have easily been sustained to the end of the novel. I enjoyed reading the majority of this but if I'm completely honest I think it could have been so, so much better than the final piece.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
medium-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
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
I read this because it was free to download on the apple bookstore, and because I had nothing to read on the train home one night.
So now Adrian mole has grown up and gone off to uni, to offer me the chance to relive the awkwardness, regret and shame that was my university education.
It was ok. I wouldn't pay to relieve those feelings but a decent enough filler for those between novel train journeys.
So now Adrian mole has grown up and gone off to uni, to offer me the chance to relive the awkwardness, regret and shame that was my university education.
It was ok. I wouldn't pay to relieve those feelings but a decent enough filler for those between novel train journeys.