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A review by andreajay
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
1.0
This book had so much potential. I was disappointed.
Problems:
-A lot of profanity. I don't mind a bit of profanity, but geez.
-Opening with the child's point of view. For the first section of the book, I thought it was a YA novel and the library had mislabeled it.
-Lack of character differentiation. I couldn't remember who of Lisa's friends was whom.
-Depressing. And I'm usually open to that sort of thing. What bothered me, actually, was that the novel was sad until the last few pages. The so-called happy ending felt contrived.
Again, I thought the plot was pretty good. I just think it should be rewritten. :op
Problems:
-A lot of profanity. I don't mind a bit of profanity, but geez.
-Opening with the child's point of view. For the first section of the book, I thought it was a YA novel and the library had mislabeled it.
-Lack of character differentiation. I couldn't remember who of Lisa's friends was whom.
-Depressing. And I'm usually open to that sort of thing. What bothered me, actually, was that the novel was sad until the last few pages. The so-called happy ending felt contrived.
Again, I thought the plot was pretty good. I just think it should be rewritten. :op