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A review by faysieh
Life In Pieces by Dawn O'Porter
3.0
Hmmm. I loved So Lucky by Dawn O’Porter but I am sad to say that i did not enjoy this book.
I accept Dawn is trying to be funny about life in lockdown but I just didn't find her musings funny at all.
Maybe it is just too close to actual events and that if read in a couple of years time the humour will engage the reader because life has moved on and it will be fun to remember what happened by way of Dawn's diary entries and anecdotal meanderings.
However for me, the humour felt manufactured and there was so much repetition and contradiction that I found it hard to read this with any real pleasure.
There are an awful lot of references to Caroline Flack and whilst her untimely death was so very sad, the way in which it is constantly referred to in this book is somewhat distasteful. But maybe it just isn't for me because I do not watch TV or follow celebrity lives.
The book just screams ME, ME, ME as I read and I couldn't find a way to connect meaningfully with the self obsessed entries.
I am sure however that I will be in the minority with my views and I genuinely wish the author well with the book. The title is catchy, the cover appealing and there will be many true O'Porter fans who simply lap this up.
I accept Dawn is trying to be funny about life in lockdown but I just didn't find her musings funny at all.
Maybe it is just too close to actual events and that if read in a couple of years time the humour will engage the reader because life has moved on and it will be fun to remember what happened by way of Dawn's diary entries and anecdotal meanderings.
However for me, the humour felt manufactured and there was so much repetition and contradiction that I found it hard to read this with any real pleasure.
There are an awful lot of references to Caroline Flack and whilst her untimely death was so very sad, the way in which it is constantly referred to in this book is somewhat distasteful. But maybe it just isn't for me because I do not watch TV or follow celebrity lives.
The book just screams ME, ME, ME as I read and I couldn't find a way to connect meaningfully with the self obsessed entries.
I am sure however that I will be in the minority with my views and I genuinely wish the author well with the book. The title is catchy, the cover appealing and there will be many true O'Porter fans who simply lap this up.