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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
This was not what I expected...it wasn’t bad but it was full of lame and dated pop culture references which really turned me off. Not up to par with You and Hidden Bodies
*received an ARC for review*
I'm not sure I liked Providence. I liked the overall story, the mystery, but I didn't like the lack of explanation. I also didn't care for the format, the switching POV. I feel like it would have benefited more from a half Jon/half Chloe format, without Eggs. He seemed...superfluous to the story, even though he drives some of it? I don't know.
I read it in one sitting and I didn't hate it, so there's that. If it's made into a movie, I could see it doing well, and I think the POV writing will make more sense.
I'm not sure I liked Providence. I liked the overall story, the mystery, but I didn't like the lack of explanation. I also didn't care for the format, the switching POV. I feel like it would have benefited more from a half Jon/half Chloe format, without Eggs. He seemed...superfluous to the story, even though he drives some of it? I don't know.
I read it in one sitting and I didn't hate it, so there's that. If it's made into a movie, I could see it doing well, and I think the POV writing will make more sense.
Good book! Had to take a star off for the nonsense cop/Eggs character because what the hell, ugh.
Well I read this quickly, but mostly just to be able to finish and move on with another book. I didn't like any of the characters, or the way their lives fit together. It was also too weird story/monster like to me. So disappointed because this has been on my TBR list for a while and I was so excited at first when I found the time to prioritize it :(
sorry.. what? im shocked i even finished this book, i had to force it. it was just a no for me. made absolutely no sense and there are so many questions left unanswered.
Meh. I finished this book but I was very unsatisfied by the ending. I never really bought into the bond between Jon and Chloe. I liked the chapters from the detective, Eggs’, perspective much better and probably would’ve preferred it if the entire book had been from his perspective. Eggs’ Marriage was a much more compelling relationship to me. Also, the Lovecraft references were kind of lost on me.
It took me a while to finish this one but it was a great book. I just prefer the You series.
Firstly, have to get this out of the way: this book's attitude to autistic people is deeply unpleasant, although I presume from honest ignorance rather than cruelty. There are a great many autistic people out there - including me - who have to deal with being treated as some kind of subhuman disease in real life; finding these lazy and immensely harmful prejudices used to build a character flaw in a novel, that we can really do without.
Beyond that, oh, I don't know. Plot holes bigger than New Hampshire (whoever knew that delivering papers paid so well?), constant assumptions that everyone will understand the myriad references (although maybe anyone devoted to both Lovecraft and the low-rent end of the Adam Sandler oeuvre might find something to like here), and some very tired and unpleasant tropes about how unfair it is that the manic pixie dream girl is wooed by the handsome bad boy instead of the nice nerdy one (and hey, incels can still be superheroes, I guess?)
But I'm feeling generous, and it was snappily written and not too long, so have two stars.
Beyond that, oh, I don't know. Plot holes bigger than New Hampshire (whoever knew that delivering papers paid so well?), constant assumptions that everyone will understand the myriad references (although maybe anyone devoted to both Lovecraft and the low-rent end of the Adam Sandler oeuvre might find something to like here), and some very tired and unpleasant tropes about how unfair it is that the manic pixie dream girl is wooed by the handsome bad boy instead of the nice nerdy one (and hey, incels can still be superheroes, I guess?)
But I'm feeling generous, and it was snappily written and not too long, so have two stars.