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A review by aliceyy
I Saw A Man by Owen Sheers
4.0
*actual rating is 3.5, rounded to 4*
I expected this book to be a mystery that is very plot based and excites the reader with fast unexpected twists and whatnot, but the first half of the book is slow, though detailed, in describing the characters thoroughly. Well personally for me it was slow but still bearable, some stories were more interesting than others.
So for half of the book nothing much happened, you don't get to know about 'the event that changed all of their lives' till later, so you'll have to be patient with this one. Nothing much happened but the story went backwards, so you get a really good idea of the protagonist, and many secondary characters as well, which I quite liked because often they're not as showcased as in this book.
From the half way point the story picks up, so the rest of it is an easy read, and the previous character bits really stood out in a good way, since it made me understand their later decisions, from understanding their character. The only thing that bothered me a bit (why it's not a five star), is the fact that sometimes there seems to be unnecessary, self reflection kind of moments. I don't remember how often this happened, it didn't get to the point where it's annoying but since I did notice it probably happened quite a few times too. I feel like sometimes they're obvious, and I can already imagine how the protagonist feels, yet he still has to tell me.
Overall, solid read, happy with the book, especially into the characters but the plot pulled it down a bit.
Note: I received the book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.
I expected this book to be a mystery that is very plot based and excites the reader with fast unexpected twists and whatnot, but the first half of the book is slow, though detailed, in describing the characters thoroughly. Well personally for me it was slow but still bearable, some stories were more interesting than others.
So for half of the book nothing much happened, you don't get to know about 'the event that changed all of their lives' till later, so you'll have to be patient with this one. Nothing much happened but the story went backwards, so you get a really good idea of the protagonist, and many secondary characters as well, which I quite liked because often they're not as showcased as in this book.
From the half way point the story picks up, so the rest of it is an easy read, and the previous character bits really stood out in a good way, since it made me understand their later decisions, from understanding their character. The only thing that bothered me a bit (why it's not a five star), is the fact that sometimes there seems to be unnecessary, self reflection kind of moments. I don't remember how often this happened, it didn't get to the point where it's annoying but since I did notice it probably happened quite a few times too. I feel like sometimes they're obvious, and I can already imagine how the protagonist feels, yet he still has to tell me.
Overall, solid read, happy with the book, especially into the characters but the plot pulled it down a bit.
Note: I received the book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.