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A review by emtheworld
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
1.0
This is not at all thought provoking like it makes itself out to be. Of course, with any book you can make out something meaningful from it, but that doesn't mean it's executed well. This book, at the very least, brings up interesting topics like the power dynamics between students/teachers and the crossing of boundaries of said relationship. That's the only thing going for it. And even then, that fell flat at the end.
I have a lot of issues with this bookâthe main issues being the characters and the writing. None of the characters are even remotely likable or interesting. It was a pain getting through Sarah's POV and the same can be said about the remaining two sections. Not to mention, each POV, despite being all different characters, all sounded the same. None of the characters had distinct voices or personalities to latch onto. Absolutely nothing. Sarah and Karen are interchangeable. The characters felt so void of anything, even when they would show some emotion, they were still so stale. Not really understanding the hype with the author's writing either, this is really not as insightful as you think it is.
Save yourself the time, energy, and headache and skip this. If I had a choice, I would have DNF 10 pages in. The barely 3 average star rating for this is very accurate, if not, generous.
I have a lot of issues with this bookâthe main issues being the characters and the writing. None of the characters are even remotely likable or interesting. It was a pain getting through Sarah's POV and the same can be said about the remaining two sections. Not to mention, each POV, despite being all different characters, all sounded the same. None of the characters had distinct voices or personalities to latch onto. Absolutely nothing. Sarah and Karen are interchangeable. The characters felt so void of anything, even when they would show some emotion, they were still so stale. Not really understanding the hype with the author's writing either, this is really not as insightful as you think it is.
Save yourself the time, energy, and headache and skip this. If I had a choice, I would have DNF 10 pages in. The barely 3 average star rating for this is very accurate, if not, generous.