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A review by dyerra
Carry the One by Carol Anshaw
1.0
The synopsis and description of this book makes it sound like a very good book. Unfortunately, it did not deliver. Basically, it tried to tell the entire life story (from teenagers to older adults) of five people in 253 pages. Ms. Anshaw attempted to bring up many "deep" topics (such as homosexuality, drug abuse, emotional child abuse, abortion, terrorism, and eating disorders to name a few) but everything was briefly skimmed over, as a result of the length of her novel. This left the novel feeling more like the author was attempting to see how many "deep" topics she could mention in 253 pages, rather than choosing one or two and addressing them thoroughly.
Additionally, large periods of time were skipped between chapters, but rarely if ever did the author indicate how much time had passed. It would have been simple for the author to put dates or even just years in the chapter headings, but she did not do this, so the reader was left constantly guessing how much time had passed. This felt discourteous and lazy on the part of the author.
Never have I disliked a book as much as I disliked this one. I did force myself to read the whole thing, but I am somewhat sorry I did, as it did not improve. I do not recommend this book for anyone.
Additionally, large periods of time were skipped between chapters, but rarely if ever did the author indicate how much time had passed. It would have been simple for the author to put dates or even just years in the chapter headings, but she did not do this, so the reader was left constantly guessing how much time had passed. This felt discourteous and lazy on the part of the author.
Never have I disliked a book as much as I disliked this one. I did force myself to read the whole thing, but I am somewhat sorry I did, as it did not improve. I do not recommend this book for anyone.