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A review by kowwie
The Flawless Skin of Ugly People by Doug Crandell
1.0
BLAH!
I picked this book up purely because of the cover and title. My first instinct was that it might be an interesting book about plastic surgery or something.
Boy, was I wrong. Instead of plastic surgery, I got a cast of characters who are completely unable to communicate and are awkward and unrelatable. Every form of conflict felt forced, and like it was supposed to pull at my heart strings.
It's a quick read, but it's not easy. I spent the majority of the time trying to figure out who the audience was supposed to be, but I still am not sure. The fact that the 37 year old main character is so shallow and developmentally stunted at age 16 makes me think it was aimed towards young adults, but there is a lot of sexual content that is obvious for an older crowd. The unclear demographic left me feeling often confused and frustrated at the unrealistic interactions between characters.
I would not recommend this to anyone. I've read better fan fiction. Also--trigger warning--there are some pretty graphic but poorly written rape scenes in this book.
I picked this book up purely because of the cover and title. My first instinct was that it might be an interesting book about plastic surgery or something.
Boy, was I wrong. Instead of plastic surgery, I got a cast of characters who are completely unable to communicate and are awkward and unrelatable. Every form of conflict felt forced, and like it was supposed to pull at my heart strings.
It's a quick read, but it's not easy. I spent the majority of the time trying to figure out who the audience was supposed to be, but I still am not sure. The fact that the 37 year old main character is so shallow and developmentally stunted at age 16 makes me think it was aimed towards young adults, but there is a lot of sexual content that is obvious for an older crowd. The unclear demographic left me feeling often confused and frustrated at the unrealistic interactions between characters.
I would not recommend this to anyone. I've read better fan fiction. Also--trigger warning--there are some pretty graphic but poorly written rape scenes in this book.