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A review by oliviaemily
Concentr8 by William Sutcliffe
DNF. I really wanted to read this. In fact, I was excited to. The synopsis enticed me, and I've not read dystopian in a while, and so I figured this book would be perfect. I was wrong.
I tried to read this book, I really did, but I hated the way in which it was written. I'm not a big believer in first person writing when it means the language is compromised. Yes, I understand that the book is written from the perspective of teenage Londoners, and so yes, it's very clever the way that Sutcliffe has written the book in their voice. Yet it's horrible to read, for there's a lack of grammar, and sometimes, simple full-stops. Again, I understand that this was with reason, but it simply wasn't for me.
Frankly, when I reached Lee's first chapter I couldn't take any more - a whole chapter with no full-stops? No thank you.
I tried to read this book, I really did, but I hated the way in which it was written. I'm not a big believer in first person writing when it means the language is compromised. Yes, I understand that the book is written from the perspective of teenage Londoners, and so yes, it's very clever the way that Sutcliffe has written the book in their voice. Yet it's horrible to read, for there's a lack of grammar, and sometimes, simple full-stops. Again, I understand that this was with reason, but it simply wasn't for me.
Frankly, when I reached Lee's first chapter I couldn't take any more - a whole chapter with no full-stops? No thank you.