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A review by laleha
Give Me Some Truth by Eric Gansworth
3.0
Mixed bag for me. I started this in June or July but wasn’t engaged enough to read consistently or straight through. This is despite the John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Beatles references, the beautiful artwork, the story of finding one’s place, code switching, racist jerks, coming-of-age, good people, not-so-good people, art and music, friendships and sibling relationships.
In other words it should have been right up my alley, but largely I was bored. There would be periods of curiosity or interest, but my interest was never held until the last third of the book. The storytelling seemed hot and cold, certain characters felt never fully developed, and perhaps the author should have focused on fewer in richer detail. Also, I understand how the chronology built, but some storylines seemed drawn out and others rushed. The pacing felt off.
Between a particular glowing critical review and all the book’s themes, I thought this was going to be a page-turner. Hopefully others enjoy it more, but I’m not anticipating this being really popular at school (donating my copy).
In other words it should have been right up my alley, but largely I was bored. There would be periods of curiosity or interest, but my interest was never held until the last third of the book. The storytelling seemed hot and cold, certain characters felt never fully developed, and perhaps the author should have focused on fewer in richer detail. Also, I understand how the chronology built, but some storylines seemed drawn out and others rushed. The pacing felt off.
Between a particular glowing critical review and all the book’s themes, I thought this was going to be a page-turner. Hopefully others enjoy it more, but I’m not anticipating this being really popular at school (donating my copy).