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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
I loved this. It was a super quick read for me, and I was surprised how nicely everything flowed together when there were only little snapshots of each year.
This book took a long time to actually "get into to" - I found it confusing at first, switching back and forth amongst the characters - and with very little detail about each. This made the challenge to keep everyone and everything straight a little bit of a challenge. It wasn't until I was about 3/4 of the way through that I actually became invested in the characters, and interested in the plot. Good ending, but not a great book overall.
3.5 stars. I flew through the last 3/4 of this book. 5 different POVs made for lack of depth in characters for me. I found myself more interested in Whitney and Zoe as they were going through more real life issues deeper than their peers desires of changing hair color and getting a girlfriend by the end of high school. A lot of if felt rushed. Rightfully so if you're squeezing in 5 lives in four years of high school in under 500 pages. I think it could have been more detailed and the ending a *little* more messy. It was wrapped up neatly in a little metaphorical bow that just seemed too perfect for 5 teenagers in high school.
2.5
Too much story in too few pages. Every time something happened I wanted more details. I almost wished it were just a longer book--much longer, I suppose--because the idea was very fun. It was a little gross in some parts.
Too much story in too few pages. Every time something happened I wanted more details. I almost wished it were just a longer book--much longer, I suppose--because the idea was very fun. It was a little gross in some parts.
Five teens meet as strangers.
Five different personalities.
Five lives taking you to a journey of their four years in high school.
I don't really mind books with multiple perspectives. It's just challenging to keep up with their stories because I can't connect with them. The premise is great and easy to read but nothing much happens to keep me interested.
As for the characters, I do appreciate the diversity. Out of the five teenagers, Jake -- the boy who has a crush on his best friend, Ted and Zoe-- the daughter of an alcoholic actress but they don't have a close relationship pushed me to keep me going. These two stood out for me but more on Jake. Gregor and Mia are both okay. Their characters fell flat to me. Whitney is my least favorite. She is a popular girl and dating from one guy to another but I like she knows her limitations of not going all the way with guys. For her, love should be in it. (If you know what I mean)
Overall, it's an okay story. It just doesn't really stick to me.
Five different personalities.
Five lives taking you to a journey of their four years in high school.
I don't really mind books with multiple perspectives. It's just challenging to keep up with their stories because I can't connect with them. The premise is great and easy to read but nothing much happens to keep me interested.
As for the characters, I do appreciate the diversity. Out of the five teenagers, Jake -- the boy who has a crush on his best friend, Ted and Zoe-- the daughter of an alcoholic actress but they don't have a close relationship pushed me to keep me going. These two stood out for me but more on Jake. Gregor and Mia are both okay. Their characters fell flat to me. Whitney is my least favorite. She is a popular girl and dating from one guy to another but I like she knows her limitations of not going all the way with guys. For her, love should be in it. (If you know what I mean)
Overall, it's an okay story. It just doesn't really stick to me.
I liked this story. I really connected with several characters, but I felt as if I wanted more of their individual stories. The author did a great job of portraying different angles of the "high school experience". A worthwhile read, for sure.
Infinite In Between is a book that spans an entire high school education. It starts off freshman year and follows the same group of kids from orientation group – Zoe, Jake, Mia, Gregor, and Whitney. Read my full review here Link goes live 10/4/2016
WHYYYYY did I never mark this book as read? It's only been about two(ish) years!
Very entertaining, loved the characters, I would have like a more descriptive ending.
It’s not about the big stuff. This idea has come up in a couple things I’ve read/listened to/watched recently. About how we focus on these big moments in our lives – The guy holding the boombox over his head blasting Peter Gabriel – And forget about the boring moments that tie everything together – The ride beside each other on the bus (yeah, yeah, I know I’m mixing movies) silent because we don’t know what to say. Those in between moments are what solidify our relationships. They are the measure of what we’re made of. How we react after the big moments are gone. Nestled on the couch over a Netflix marathon or doing the dishes or making time each other – those are the cement.
Mackler’s novel follows five teens from the time they enter high school to their graduation. Five mostly regular kids, each with their own big moments and many more small moments. The kids meet on the first day of grade nine, assigned to the same group and tasked with coming up with a freshman project. Their group decides each person will write a letter to their future self and meet again on graduation day to read the letters. And from their they go on with their lives.
Of course, the group has five dynamically different characters that will have little opportunity for overlap during their schooling. They will not be friends. We’ve got got The Breakfast Club, let’s be honest. But where the two differ is that following five divergent personalities for a couple hours over the course of day is very different from following five povs for four years. The book almost gets there. Almost. But there’s something missing. Or a little too much. You never feel that thing that clicks and makes you really need to know a character. You never get enough of any one character. We get too many characters. If this had been dropped down to four and each character fleshed out a little bit more… maybe that’s the thing.
Full review at https://hellphiesfiendishfiction.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/infinite-in-between-by-carolyn-mackler-carolynmackler/
Mackler’s novel follows five teens from the time they enter high school to their graduation. Five mostly regular kids, each with their own big moments and many more small moments. The kids meet on the first day of grade nine, assigned to the same group and tasked with coming up with a freshman project. Their group decides each person will write a letter to their future self and meet again on graduation day to read the letters. And from their they go on with their lives.
Of course, the group has five dynamically different characters that will have little opportunity for overlap during their schooling. They will not be friends. We’ve got got The Breakfast Club, let’s be honest. But where the two differ is that following five divergent personalities for a couple hours over the course of day is very different from following five povs for four years. The book almost gets there. Almost. But there’s something missing. Or a little too much. You never feel that thing that clicks and makes you really need to know a character. You never get enough of any one character. We get too many characters. If this had been dropped down to four and each character fleshed out a little bit more… maybe that’s the thing.
Full review at https://hellphiesfiendishfiction.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/infinite-in-between-by-carolyn-mackler-carolynmackler/