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2.66 AVERAGE
2.66 AVERAGE
3.5 Stars
This book was a new experience for me. I haven't read many books with a main character that makes insanely stupid decisions almost all the time. This was also a first because it felt like I was reading through the eyes of a typical college "fuckboy". Eddie flunks out of his first semester of college because parties are life and decides, instead of manning up and telling his family this and going home to figure things out, he takes up a journalist job in Kusko, Alaska to get experience in the journalism field. He thinks his school will take him back after that and it'll help him get some cash in his pocket at the same time.
This boy is insane at times. He gets involved in drug trafficking and has people wanting to kill him for being in their territory, in terms of drugs and bootlegging. Despite the dangers in this, he still makes stupid decisions that almost get him thrown in jail. If it weren't for the fact that he learns to man up and try to fix things in the end of the novel, I would've hated this book.
Also, this boy is so horny and likes this girl Taylor because of how hot she is. And when she tells him no repeatedly, because she doesn't want to bother having a relationship with someone who will just leave her later, he throws hissyfits and tries to leave Kusko as soon as possible because he couldn't bear the embarrassment of not screwing this chick.
Overall, this was an interesting novel, but only because of Eddie's stupid decisions getting him into trouble.
This book was a new experience for me. I haven't read many books with a main character that makes insanely stupid decisions almost all the time. This was also a first because it felt like I was reading through the eyes of a typical college "fuckboy". Eddie flunks out of his first semester of college because parties are life and decides, instead of manning up and telling his family this and going home to figure things out, he takes up a journalist job in Kusko, Alaska to get experience in the journalism field. He thinks his school will take him back after that and it'll help him get some cash in his pocket at the same time.
This boy is insane at times. He gets involved in drug trafficking and has people wanting to kill him for being in their territory, in terms of drugs and bootlegging. Despite the dangers in this, he still makes stupid decisions that almost get him thrown in jail. If it weren't for the fact that he learns to man up and try to fix things in the end of the novel, I would've hated this book.
Also, this boy is so horny and likes this girl Taylor because of how hot she is. And when she tells him no repeatedly, because she doesn't want to bother having a relationship with someone who will just leave her later, he throws hissyfits and tries to leave Kusko as soon as possible because he couldn't bear the embarrassment of not screwing this chick.
Overall, this was an interesting novel, but only because of Eddie's stupid decisions getting him into trouble.
This book was actually pretty good up until the ending. I could have never even thought of a character so stupid. This is a good book to red if you're just passing time but don't expect some profound meaning.
Short version - Yikes!
If you ever wanted to read a coming-of-age story from the eyes of a college bro-dude this is the book you can go for. Eddie flunks out, gets a job being a reporter in a rural nowhere of Alaska, and gets bored. To get back though, he needs money and so he does what a typical white 20-something would first think of - sell pot to augment his cashflow. Naturally, he gets into trouble and learns a lesson and all that. The message is clear - do no harm, do good things for society and all that. The only problem is the package in which this message is being delivered, which is not all that fresh.
A novel protagonist for this genre, Eddie is a typical horny guy who has only two switches - boredom over the lackluster town he is in, and efforts to get into the local hot girl(Taylor)'s tight pants. He literally only goes after her because she is hot and 'exotic' (multiracial for civilized folks) and while she wants to just be friends, he is determined. The way he views her as an object made it pretty obvious this book was written by a man (I actually never check a new author's identity just before starting a book) - and I was particularly irked with the term 'denied' used instead of 'rejected'. Let me tell you why it bothers me so - denied implies he felt he was owed her attention, while rejected means she turned him down. Which, to be honest, considering his lying and entitled self, she was right in doing at the start. He is creepy at least, and skeevy at most - even when he is her 'friend' he doesn't stop his borderline sleazy attitude towards her.
And then comes the plot which is pretty predictable and boring. Honestly, the only interesting tidbits were the articles he was writing for the newspaper; his day to day life and the transitions from scene to scene were monotonous and choppy, respectively. He has a great opportunity to change his life around, and doesn't realize until the very end. Even then, he is spared most of his consequences because he had done one good thing in the duration of the novel. Overall, the message is in the right place, but this is not a narrator you would like to read through.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Switch Press, via Netgalley.
If you ever wanted to read a coming-of-age story from the eyes of a college bro-dude this is the book you can go for. Eddie flunks out, gets a job being a reporter in a rural nowhere of Alaska, and gets bored. To get back though, he needs money and so he does what a typical white 20-something would first think of - sell pot to augment his cashflow. Naturally, he gets into trouble and learns a lesson and all that. The message is clear - do no harm, do good things for society and all that. The only problem is the package in which this message is being delivered, which is not all that fresh.
A novel protagonist for this genre, Eddie is a typical horny guy who has only two switches - boredom over the lackluster town he is in, and efforts to get into the local hot girl(Taylor)'s tight pants. He literally only goes after her because she is hot and 'exotic' (multiracial for civilized folks) and while she wants to just be friends, he is determined. The way he views her as an object made it pretty obvious this book was written by a man (I actually never check a new author's identity just before starting a book) - and I was particularly irked with the term 'denied' used instead of 'rejected'. Let me tell you why it bothers me so - denied implies he felt he was owed her attention, while rejected means she turned him down. Which, to be honest, considering his lying and entitled self, she was right in doing at the start. He is creepy at least, and skeevy at most - even when he is her 'friend' he doesn't stop his borderline sleazy attitude towards her.
And then comes the plot which is pretty predictable and boring. Honestly, the only interesting tidbits were the articles he was writing for the newspaper; his day to day life and the transitions from scene to scene were monotonous and choppy, respectively. He has a great opportunity to change his life around, and doesn't realize until the very end. Even then, he is spared most of his consequences because he had done one good thing in the duration of the novel. Overall, the message is in the right place, but this is not a narrator you would like to read through.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Switch Press, via Netgalley.