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aayushimybookishbanter 's review for:
Older (A Younger Novel)
by Pamela Redmond
Review originally published at My Bookish Banter
Older by Pamela Redmond is a short, light-hearted story of Liza Miller as she analyses what she wants from her life, and makes some tough decisions in order to get there.
As per the synopsis, the overarching theme of the book seem to be self-discovery and new beginnings, but I was thoroughly confused about the point the story is trying to drive home for most of the book.
I could see that Liza had a fairly good idea about what she wanted from her life right at the start of the story, so it wasn’t really about self-discovery, and there is not much in the story that could have counted as a new beginning either.
I liked how the story started, with Liza at the precipice of turning 50 and analyzing what she wants from life, and the challenges faced by her in her personal as well as professional life. The pace of the story is good and the plot flows smoothly, making it a comfortable read. However, there wasn’t a lot to keep me engaged in the book; I could have DNFed it at any point and not really felt compelled to go back and finish it.
The main characters of the story are Liza, her daughter Caitlin, her love interest Hugo Fielding who’s a British actor, Liza’s friends Maggie and Kelsey, and Stella, the director of the show ‘Younger’. The characters of Hugo and Stella are interesting, fun and unpredictable. However, I did not particularly like the character of Caitlin, who comes across as selfish, thoughtless and whiny. The other characters are more or less average, neither particularly captivating nor boring.
The setting alternates between Los Angeles and New York. The insight into the atmosphere and lifestyle of LA was somewhat interesting, though again not really a selling point for me.
Overall, Older was a less than average read for me. Although there were some things I liked about the book, there was not much in there to keep me engrossed and looking forward to see what’s next.
Older by Pamela Redmond is a short, light-hearted story of Liza Miller as she analyses what she wants from her life, and makes some tough decisions in order to get there.
As per the synopsis, the overarching theme of the book seem to be self-discovery and new beginnings, but I was thoroughly confused about the point the story is trying to drive home for most of the book.
I could see that Liza had a fairly good idea about what she wanted from her life right at the start of the story, so it wasn’t really about self-discovery, and there is not much in the story that could have counted as a new beginning either.
I liked how the story started, with Liza at the precipice of turning 50 and analyzing what she wants from life, and the challenges faced by her in her personal as well as professional life. The pace of the story is good and the plot flows smoothly, making it a comfortable read. However, there wasn’t a lot to keep me engaged in the book; I could have DNFed it at any point and not really felt compelled to go back and finish it.
The main characters of the story are Liza, her daughter Caitlin, her love interest Hugo Fielding who’s a British actor, Liza’s friends Maggie and Kelsey, and Stella, the director of the show ‘Younger’. The characters of Hugo and Stella are interesting, fun and unpredictable. However, I did not particularly like the character of Caitlin, who comes across as selfish, thoughtless and whiny. The other characters are more or less average, neither particularly captivating nor boring.
The setting alternates between Los Angeles and New York. The insight into the atmosphere and lifestyle of LA was somewhat interesting, though again not really a selling point for me.
Overall, Older was a less than average read for me. Although there were some things I liked about the book, there was not much in there to keep me engrossed and looking forward to see what’s next.