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A review by jeanetterenee
Kinder Than Solitude by Yiyun Li
It took me over a week to read the first 90 pages of this book. I plugged along because I didn't have a good reason to quit....except that I was not enjoying it. When I recognize the quality of an author's prose, I feel compelled to keep trying even if the book is difficult for me to read. I don't mean difficult in the sense that I can't understand the writing, but difficult because the story is not compelling.
After 90 pages, I realized I was forcing myself to continue, calculating in my head that if I read one chapter per day I could finish it by the library due date. Most of the characters seem flat and affectless to me, forcing themselves to lead drab, solitary lives, and apparently thinking they're superior because they don't need other people. So, I'm letting this one go, and it feels good.
After 90 pages, I realized I was forcing myself to continue, calculating in my head that if I read one chapter per day I could finish it by the library due date. Most of the characters seem flat and affectless to me, forcing themselves to lead drab, solitary lives, and apparently thinking they're superior because they don't need other people. So, I'm letting this one go, and it feels good.