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cleanupartist 's review for:
Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
by Stephanie Land
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I have been thinking about this one since I started reading it yesterday. It was a quick read...I think I probably read it fast because I wanted to get to the end of the story. I have no criticism of Stephanie Land's choices or her attitude or reactions to things that happened to her (like the other reviewers seem to have), honestly, I liked reading her story in that respect because it forced me to not be so judgmental about her situation. I follow her on Twitter and really like her as a person, so I wanted to see how the second part of her life story unfolded. The end of the book was very sweet and I enjoyed that.
What I don't get is how nobody has said that the writing is very bland and kind of has a "just the facts, ma'am" aspect about it. Like when I was reading it, I felt like I was just listening to somebody telling me things that had happened to them. Like no descriptions of anything, the weather, what people we wearing, etc. Nothing! I felt like I barely saw any adjectives. It just made for a very dry read for me. I kind of felt the same way with Maid...I mean, it was interesting, but I think the writing is just average. It also seemed pretty disjointed and very rushed. Almost like a first draft. Some people complained about the sex scenes and those didn't bother me other than the fact they were kind of poorly written. I also think they just weren't really necessary for the plot.
So I gave it three stars because I like her and I like her story and I'm glad everything worked out for her, but the writing was just not that great for me.
I have been thinking about this one since I started reading it yesterday. It was a quick read...I think I probably read it fast because I wanted to get to the end of the story. I have no criticism of Stephanie Land's choices or her attitude or reactions to things that happened to her (like the other reviewers seem to have), honestly, I liked reading her story in that respect because it forced me to not be so judgmental about her situation. I follow her on Twitter and really like her as a person, so I wanted to see how the second part of her life story unfolded. The end of the book was very sweet and I enjoyed that.
What I don't get is how nobody has said that the writing is very bland and kind of has a "just the facts, ma'am" aspect about it. Like when I was reading it, I felt like I was just listening to somebody telling me things that had happened to them. Like no descriptions of anything, the weather, what people we wearing, etc. Nothing! I felt like I barely saw any adjectives. It just made for a very dry read for me. I kind of felt the same way with Maid...I mean, it was interesting, but I think the writing is just average. It also seemed pretty disjointed and very rushed. Almost like a first draft. Some people complained about the sex scenes and those didn't bother me other than the fact they were kind of poorly written. I also think they just weren't really necessary for the plot.
So I gave it three stars because I like her and I like her story and I'm glad everything worked out for her, but the writing was just not that great for me.