A review by iheartya311
Pills and Starships by Lydia Millet

2.0

Another case of a unique idea flawed by poor execution. *sigh* I may be over-dystopianed after reading so many. I get the whole point of the book portrayed as a journal, but this style of first person POV infuriated me. I wanted to throw every "Anyway" back at her. Grrr. Combined with a simple writing structure and simple sentences, this book lacked a lot overall for me. I read it as part of a Litsy mark up swap group (sorry, Katherine) so I felt I had to finish it and was torn if I should leave an honest review but ultimately I couldn't find enough I liked about it to play nice. If I had chosen it on my own, I would not have gotten through the first 30 pages. The author really did try and I could sense she was passionate about her idea, that deserved 2 stars and not 1.