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Fallout
by Gwenda Bond
3.7
A 2017/2018 OBOB read.
I have to admit, this book grew on me. As irritating and insufferable as the narrator is, she's clearly Lois Lane and she's not out to make her readers comfortable. It really helps picturing book as a cartoon. I felt things just clicked into place (as far as overblown characters and questionable family dinner realism) when I did that.
Gwenda Bond is extremely inconsistent as an author. Her sentences jump from excellent or clever into painfully overbaked without warning. Her characters sometimes leave me with more questions than answers, and her Lois Lane just does not stop. That said, I thought her inclusion of that Kansas boy was very well done, and the best scenes in the book were the interactions between Lois and ..uh... him.
Bond balanced the plot neatly as well. It was exactly the sort of nefarious goings-on that a student reporter could realistically go after and still supply the story with enough tension to drive rapid page-turning. So well done with that, although I think some audiences may have wanted bigger, badder and more dangerous.
If you are a fan of the Lois Lane character, this book might be for you. If you are a reader that cringes at socially awkward situations and occasional poor writing, this one might not be a good choice.
A 2017/2018 OBOB read.
I have to admit, this book grew on me. As irritating and insufferable as the narrator is, she's clearly Lois Lane and she's not out to make her readers comfortable. It really helps picturing book as a cartoon. I felt things just clicked into place (as far as overblown characters and questionable family dinner realism) when I did that.
Gwenda Bond is extremely inconsistent as an author. Her sentences jump from excellent or clever into painfully overbaked without warning. Her characters sometimes leave me with more questions than answers, and her Lois Lane just does not stop. That said, I thought her inclusion of that Kansas boy was very well done, and the best scenes in the book were the interactions between Lois and ..uh... him.
Bond balanced the plot neatly as well. It was exactly the sort of nefarious goings-on that a student reporter could realistically go after and still supply the story with enough tension to drive rapid page-turning. So well done with that, although I think some audiences may have wanted bigger, badder and more dangerous.
If you are a fan of the Lois Lane character, this book might be for you. If you are a reader that cringes at socially awkward situations and occasional poor writing, this one might not be a good choice.