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A review by gremlinsteals
Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien
1.0
It felt like a 310 page intro to an ending that still doesn't make sense to me.
Backstory: I loved Tim O'brien when I was in high school and have sat on this book for five years excited to read it while I dealt with personal issues. Like I said, the first 300 or so pages was build up for the characters and setting. That is most of the book, but I pushed through it because I believed that the ending was going to be spectacular. To put it plainly, I was disappointed. I'm not sure if it's just because I don't understand exactly what happened in the ending, plain and simple. (Because to be honest, I don't) Or if its true and I read 300 pages of character development. The story felt almost like a mystery novel, where there was a cliff hanger at the end of every two-page chapter to keep the reader interested, but in all honesty, I had trouble getting through this book. I feel bad writing such a bad review for an author that I looked up to so much as a kid, but I guess it just wasn't my cup of tea. Long story short, I wouldn't recommend this story, despite it's wonderful character development and scenery.
Backstory: I loved Tim O'brien when I was in high school and have sat on this book for five years excited to read it while I dealt with personal issues. Like I said, the first 300 or so pages was build up for the characters and setting. That is most of the book, but I pushed through it because I believed that the ending was going to be spectacular. To put it plainly, I was disappointed. I'm not sure if it's just because I don't understand exactly what happened in the ending, plain and simple. (Because to be honest, I don't) Or if its true and I read 300 pages of character development. The story felt almost like a mystery novel, where there was a cliff hanger at the end of every two-page chapter to keep the reader interested, but in all honesty, I had trouble getting through this book. I feel bad writing such a bad review for an author that I looked up to so much as a kid, but I guess it just wasn't my cup of tea. Long story short, I wouldn't recommend this story, despite it's wonderful character development and scenery.