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Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 78%.
I tried to finish this, I really did, but it just became such a chore towards the end that I couldn't do it. And it's not like I'd enjoyed it much if at all until this point anyway.
I would describe the writing of this book as clumsy. It was repetitive, sometimes the characters felt inconsistent, and there were a lot of things that didn’t make sense.
I wasn’t invested in the central romance, either, nor was I impressed by the characters. It’s not necessarily that I disliked the characters themselves, it’s more like I disliked the way the author wrote them. They could’ve been interesting to read about, but the way they were written was aggravating.
This book tried to touch on some really heavy topics, but I don’t think the author handled that as well as they could’ve—it just felt like the subject matter was far too heavy for how the characters reacted to it or handled it.
By the end, it just became physically painful to try and continue reading this, which is unfortunate because from the premise alone I thought I was going to love this.
I would describe the writing of this book as clumsy. It was repetitive, sometimes the characters felt inconsistent, and there were a lot of things that didn’t make sense.
I wasn’t invested in the central romance, either, nor was I impressed by the characters. It’s not necessarily that I disliked the characters themselves, it’s more like I disliked the way the author wrote them. They could’ve been interesting to read about, but the way they were written was aggravating.
This book tried to touch on some really heavy topics, but I don’t think the author handled that as well as they could’ve—it just felt like the subject matter was far too heavy for how the characters reacted to it or handled it.
By the end, it just became physically painful to try and continue reading this, which is unfortunate because from the premise alone I thought I was going to love this.