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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
It's a wistful, real, delightfully written series of essays. The last one got me in the FEELS.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I always get confused. Weather to rate a book (or a film) based on its “quality” or based on what it made me feel.
This book made me feel some serious shit. It got all my attention when I needed serious distraction from all the ongoing. I found myself weeping with every loss and feeling my heart beat faster and more determined, more sure of the love I feel for my partner and all the people residing in it, It made me softer, it made me kinder and it made me more present and much more aware of what’s going on in me. So, based on What I lived while reading it, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book made me feel some serious shit. It got all my attention when I needed serious distraction from all the ongoing. I found myself weeping with every loss and feeling my heart beat faster and more determined, more sure of the love I feel for my partner and all the people residing in it, It made me softer, it made me kinder and it made me more present and much more aware of what’s going on in me. So, based on What I lived while reading it, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My favorite line is about boobs and pillows. So funny!
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
A wonderful coming of age story. I laughed, I cried. Loved the timeline jumping. Finished it in two sittings.
Well! That will teach me to only read the title of the book and not actually look at a description. I was all prepped to read a funny tips and tricks for girls on hunting and fishing (the real kind) and instead I got chick lit. I wasn't too disappointed at first, I enjoy reading chick lit every once in awhile. But this book I just couldn't sink in to. It was somewhat depressing and the characters were just lacking for me.
The book centers around Jane, starting when she is young and watching her brother interact with a new girlfriend, and then progressing through her life as she gets older and starts dating and having relationships herself. And she is not very good at relationships as is reflected in the short story format that the book is written as. These snippets of Jane's life (and one of some of her neighbors which was somewhat out of place) tell her story by her relationships and interactions. They show her doing her best out there in the world and her indecisiveness at just what she wants in her life.
As a character, Jane is ok. She is normal and somewhat funny even. But I just couldn't connect to her. She didn't hold any charm for me. Likewise the rest of the characters revolved around her and as such were only completed by her so this same feeling extended to them as well. Her relationship with Archie, the older man, could have been quite interesting, but instead I found a sense of skeaziness about him that didn't have to be there. Her other relationships too weren't developed the greatest and while I realize that's real life sometimes, people at least usually have some type of vividness.
The short story format was ok, but I found myself only truly liking the last story of the book. It had the best written characters and was actually interesting and compelling. The other stories I just found sort of depressing and not really adding to the book at all. The writing is nice enough, descriptive and pleasant to read. There are some mentions of sex and cussing, but it is all very mild in the scope of things. I find myself just wishing that most of the book was written like the last chapter and it would have been much more entertaining.
So don't go into this book expecting to learn how to hunt and fish. Treat it as a series of short stories about a woman and her relationships and you'll do just fine.
The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Copyright 1999
274 pages
Review by M. Reynard 2011
The book centers around Jane, starting when she is young and watching her brother interact with a new girlfriend, and then progressing through her life as she gets older and starts dating and having relationships herself. And she is not very good at relationships as is reflected in the short story format that the book is written as. These snippets of Jane's life (and one of some of her neighbors which was somewhat out of place) tell her story by her relationships and interactions. They show her doing her best out there in the world and her indecisiveness at just what she wants in her life.
As a character, Jane is ok. She is normal and somewhat funny even. But I just couldn't connect to her. She didn't hold any charm for me. Likewise the rest of the characters revolved around her and as such were only completed by her so this same feeling extended to them as well. Her relationship with Archie, the older man, could have been quite interesting, but instead I found a sense of skeaziness about him that didn't have to be there. Her other relationships too weren't developed the greatest and while I realize that's real life sometimes, people at least usually have some type of vividness.
The short story format was ok, but I found myself only truly liking the last story of the book. It had the best written characters and was actually interesting and compelling. The other stories I just found sort of depressing and not really adding to the book at all. The writing is nice enough, descriptive and pleasant to read. There are some mentions of sex and cussing, but it is all very mild in the scope of things. I find myself just wishing that most of the book was written like the last chapter and it would have been much more entertaining.
So don't go into this book expecting to learn how to hunt and fish. Treat it as a series of short stories about a woman and her relationships and you'll do just fine.
The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Copyright 1999
274 pages
Review by M. Reynard 2011
Good writer. A collection of stories with a central character written with different styles at different times in her life. Better than what I expected. A quick read.
I don't have much to say, I know I liked the book, the set up, the stories, I enjoyed it. I didn't feel it was chik-lit, these stories were touching with humor but mostly serious. I don't think I'm explaining myself well, but that's how it felt.