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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Absolutely loved TML and HTST but this one was just way too bizarre! I skipped ahead just to read how it ended, it was that ugh
Un libro que nos enseña a ver las cosas de una forma más divertida en la vida, aún con tantas adversidades
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
I really loved The Midnight Library and wanted to like this book more than I did.
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved The Midnight Library, so of course I could not skip a new book by Matt Haig. However unlike The Midnight Library I cannot say that I fully enjoyed The Life Impossible. The premise is interesting. Grace Winters, an older lady struggling with loneliness and life regrets, inherits a house in Ibiza, left to her by an old friend she had not seen in decades. She decides to check the house out and from that point onwards our adventure starts. The positive is that the plot is good, and there are some exciting moments and a few funny ones too that made me smile.
Nevertheless, the book is way longer than it needed to be. The dialogues sometimes feel forced, and there are several repetitions, where we read about a few anecdotes again and again, several times often with little added information. The supernatural forces that dominate the story give this book a new dimension, however the author then overly relies on them to take shortcuts. One instance that irritated me was the use of these forces to explain character changes, when really there was opportunity to lay solid foundations for character development, particularly in the case of Grace.
I love a happy ending, but I feel that the way things always turn out for the better is a bit cliche in this case. I finished the book because I was curious about the ending, but then even after the climax of the story, we were given pages and pages of post-ending information which in some cases needn't be told.
Nevertheless, the book is way longer than it needed to be. The dialogues sometimes feel forced, and there are several repetitions, where we read about a few anecdotes again and again, several times often with little added information. The supernatural forces that dominate the story give this book a new dimension, however the author then overly relies on them to take shortcuts. One instance that irritated me was the use of these forces to explain character changes, when really there was opportunity to lay solid foundations for character development, particularly in the case of Grace.
I love a happy ending, but I feel that the way things always turn out for the better is a bit cliche in this case. I finished the book because I was curious about the ending, but then even after the climax of the story, we were given pages and pages of post-ending information which in some cases needn't be told.
Good story, quick read but a little heavy handed for me