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The Foxhole Court
by Nora Sakavic
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Reviewing this book is incredibly difficult. I can only agree with other people, that Nora Sakavic does not seem to know much about drugs, sports or being gay, yet writes about it with the confidence of a straight white man in a class on feminism after watching Barbie (2024) once.
And I cannot help but applaud her for the sheer audacity.
It is obvious that it was self published in the early 2010s: Characters throw around slurs like greetings, and instead of utilising pronouns, characters names are written down thrice within a sentence.
I also want to know why she thought it was a good idea to give so many characters names starting with the same letter. The first third I had a very hard time telling apart Neil and Nicky, Allison and Abby, and Aaron and Andrew.
Despite that, I thought the characters were well written. Most of them are little bitches, but that's fun to read about.
I also think Neil is an entertaining protagonist, who moves the plot forward well.
So, do I objectively think this book is great? Maybe no.
Would I recommend this book to other people? Not without fearing that they will reconsider whether or not my tastes in literature are worth a damn.
Will I continue with the second book? Yes. Absolutely. With great enthusiasm.
And I cannot help but applaud her for the sheer audacity.
It is obvious that it was self published in the early 2010s: Characters throw around slurs like greetings, and instead of utilising pronouns, characters names are written down thrice within a sentence.
I also want to know why she thought it was a good idea to give so many characters names starting with the same letter. The first third I had a very hard time telling apart Neil and Nicky, Allison and Abby, and Aaron and Andrew.
Despite that, I thought the characters were well written. Most of them are little bitches, but that's fun to read about.
I also think Neil is an entertaining protagonist, who moves the plot forward well.
So, do I objectively think this book is great? Maybe no.
Would I recommend this book to other people? Not without fearing that they will reconsider whether or not my tastes in literature are worth a damn.
Will I continue with the second book? Yes. Absolutely. With great enthusiasm.