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A review by tholin
The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr
2.0
I thought the book was good, and pretty much enjoyed it until I got to the end. I don't think a single one of the thousands of books I've read had a crappier ending. Nancy could have said a single sentence to Raina and their story would have had a happy ending. Instead Nancy was too uncertain and afraid to act on her feelings for Raina. So instead they drift apart and Nancy's success goes down the drain. No huge basketball career, an average job she doesn't love and the sadness and regret that she missed out on the greatest love that life actually held for her.
I HATE books with sad and unhappy endings. I know a book can be good with them, sometimes even better because the story demands it. Not in this case, I think. There was no point in writing such a depressing ending.
Had I known about the ending beforehand, I wouldn't have read this book. Why waste my time reading 368 pages only to be rewarded with an intense feeling of emptiness and sadness? Even the saddest book I've read had a happier ending than this.
I HATE books with sad and unhappy endings. I know a book can be good with them, sometimes even better because the story demands it. Not in this case, I think. There was no point in writing such a depressing ending.
Had I known about the ending beforehand, I wouldn't have read this book. Why waste my time reading 368 pages only to be rewarded with an intense feeling of emptiness and sadness? Even the saddest book I've read had a happier ending than this.