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Why We Broke Up
by Daniel Handler
I had read a few other reviews before digging in and they all intrigued me to give it a chance. I like to form my own opinions of books, movies, etc.
Overall, this isn't a terrible book. I was reminded much of my own high school days and friends' break ups. I immediately was drawn to Min and her friends. They are the sort of people I hang out with now and I definitely felt a kinship of sorts. Ed was the "meh" factor for me. He was boring. Also, I didn't know what he looked like other than tall and attractive. That was an issue I had with the book. I couldn't really picture the characters in my head. There were most of the high school stereotyping we all grew up as well. Some may be offended by the language and insinuation of sex. I, on the other hand, found this to be realistic of humans and found it refreshing. I mean, not everyone says "poop", "dang it", etc when speaking in real life. The story could be considered hard to follow at times. Min (as the narrator) is a film buff and often goes on tangents and relates things to old films. She also has a tendency to ramble on and that lost me at times. I found myself re-reading several passages. However, I did manage to finish in one day. For some reason, I wanted to know why they broke up. It is pretty predictable, but still a cute story.
Overall, this isn't a terrible book. I was reminded much of my own high school days and friends' break ups. I immediately was drawn to Min and her friends. They are the sort of people I hang out with now and I definitely felt a kinship of sorts. Ed was the "meh" factor for me. He was boring. Also, I didn't know what he looked like other than tall and attractive. That was an issue I had with the book. I couldn't really picture the characters in my head. There were most of the high school stereotyping we all grew up as well. Some may be offended by the language and insinuation of sex. I, on the other hand, found this to be realistic of humans and found it refreshing. I mean, not everyone says "poop", "dang it", etc when speaking in real life. The story could be considered hard to follow at times. Min (as the narrator) is a film buff and often goes on tangents and relates things to old films. She also has a tendency to ramble on and that lost me at times. I found myself re-reading several passages. However, I did manage to finish in one day. For some reason, I wanted to know why they broke up. It is pretty predictable, but still a cute story.