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A review by mochi21
Memorial by Bryan Washington
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to love this book. I tried.
I liked the way this book was written when I started it, but by the end, I hated it. Same thing with Benson. I liked him in the begining, but once I got to Mike's perspective, I hated him.
It just dragged on and on. I get what he was trying to do, but there were no surprises in this book.
I also don't mind sex scenes, but the ones in this book are extremely graphic, but also sad, and stifled, and angry.
No character in this book is good.
I don't get the weird parallel with Mike's relationship with his parents and his with Ben.
What I do like is this book leaves nothing out. It's like life. You have to do everything. When a door opens, you have to close it. When someone cooks, someone has to do dishes. Unfortunately, this also makes these 300 pages pretty much unbearable to read.
Oh and, by the way, the part in the middle that gives Mike's perspective is one huge 130 page chapter. So there's that.
I liked the way this book was written when I started it, but by the end, I hated it. Same thing with Benson. I liked him in the begining, but once I got to Mike's perspective, I hated him.
It just dragged on and on. I get what he was trying to do, but there were no surprises in this book.
I also don't mind sex scenes, but the ones in this book are extremely graphic, but also sad, and stifled, and angry.
No character in this book is good.
I don't get the weird parallel with Mike's relationship with his parents and his with Ben.
What I do like is this book leaves nothing out. It's like life. You have to do everything. When a door opens, you have to close it. When someone cooks, someone has to do dishes. Unfortunately, this also makes these 300 pages pretty much unbearable to read.
Oh and, by the way, the part in the middle that gives Mike's perspective is one huge 130 page chapter. So there's that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship