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priya_can_read 's review for:
Bridge of Clay
by Markus Zusak
I tried to love this, I really did. I loved The Messenger and The Book Thief, but this... was a slog. I could feel Zusak overthinking everything as I read it, if that makes any sense.
The idea of the book was an interesting one, but the plot (if it can be labelled as such) is thin and meanders all over the place with not much of an ending to speak of, which would be fine if the characters were strong enough to hold my interest. But I just couldn't bring myself to care about them or their travails, which was a real bummer, because what I love about Zusak's past works is how richly drawn his characters are.
I'm giving it two stars because I'm fond of the author and there were some funny and lovely bits of writing. I thought the mother's backstory in particular was fascinatingly written and evocative of Zusak's heights as a writer, but he just couldn't sustain my interest over this mammoth brick of a book. Sorry, Markus. I swear I really tried.
The idea of the book was an interesting one, but the plot (if it can be labelled as such) is thin and meanders all over the place with not much of an ending to speak of, which would be fine if the characters were strong enough to hold my interest. But I just couldn't bring myself to care about them or their travails, which was a real bummer, because what I love about Zusak's past works is how richly drawn his characters are.
I'm giving it two stars because I'm fond of the author and there were some funny and lovely bits of writing. I thought the mother's backstory in particular was fascinatingly written and evocative of Zusak's heights as a writer, but he just couldn't sustain my interest over this mammoth brick of a book. Sorry, Markus. I swear I really tried.