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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
The concept of this book really appealed to me. However, the concept was the only thing I enjoyed about it.
Speaking of heavily researched 70s lingo, I get it. This book took place in the 70s. I didn't need a reference every other paragraph. Especially not when that reference is "whambamthankyouma'am" a minimum of five times throughout the book. That is five times too many. It felt so unnatural and just seemed like the author was shoving the 70s in my face. Admittedly, I wasn't alive during that decade, but did people really say "sh-boogie" every time they cussed? Because that's the impression I got from this book of life in the 70s.
The writing style was nearly unbearable. If I hadn't been reading it to complete a tough prompt in a reading challenge, I would have DNFed after twenty pages. It was just so poorly written. I guess it was to show what was happening inside the mind of the main character, but it was constant! There were weird lists, SO many ellipses, fully capitalized sentences on nearly every page, and sometimes it seemed like the author just clicked "Enter" at random points in the middle of thoughts.
There was so much dialogue that I didn't feel like I ever got a mental image of the world because it was just constant talking.
I wish I could talk more about the plot of this book, but I was so distracted by the way it was written that I'm not sure I really took much else from it.
Speaking of heavily researched 70s lingo, I get it. This book took place in the 70s. I didn't need a reference every other paragraph. Especially not when that reference is "whambamthankyouma'am" a minimum of five times throughout the book. That is five times too many. It felt so unnatural and just seemed like the author was shoving the 70s in my face. Admittedly, I wasn't alive during that decade, but did people really say "sh-boogie" every time they cussed? Because that's the impression I got from this book of life in the 70s.
The writing style was nearly unbearable. If I hadn't been reading it to complete a tough prompt in a reading challenge, I would have DNFed after twenty pages. It was just so poorly written. I guess it was to show what was happening inside the mind of the main character, but it was constant! There were weird lists, SO many ellipses, fully capitalized sentences on nearly every page, and sometimes it seemed like the author just clicked "Enter" at random points in the middle of thoughts.
There was so much dialogue that I didn't feel like I ever got a mental image of the world because it was just constant talking.
I wish I could talk more about the plot of this book, but I was so distracted by the way it was written that I'm not sure I really took much else from it.
many thoughts, all of them conflicting. as an audiobook, the narrative style worked pretty well, but seeing examples of it written out uhhhhhhhhh.. sure is something
4.75 stars
This book hit close to home in a very literal way—I’m from almost the exact same area this book is set in and wow! Painful and poignant—sometimes written a littly oddly but overall a book to read in one sitting.
This book hit close to home in a very literal way—I’m from almost the exact same area this book is set in and wow! Painful and poignant—sometimes written a littly oddly but overall a book to read in one sitting.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Y si lloro durante doce horas.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read it due to the Bowie reference. And it was really good, different from what I was expecting.
very enjoyable. this book has important messages that were displayed realistically. the writing style took a while to get used to, but i ended up liking it. also, the constant David Bowie references filled me with joy.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated