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A review by sofiemv26
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
1.0
I will be kind and round up to 1.5 because the premise was interesting, and it will make for a good discussion, but if this wasn't my book club's pick I would have DNF'd.
First, the book could have been 200+ pages shorter, and was filled with unnecessary (and in my opinion poorly written) dialogue. For the length that this book was, it was extremely disjointed and often felt unfinished. You would find that you were in one scene, and then the author would switch scenes with no warning, and with no real resolution to the last scene. It did seem like the author was trying to create a character study, but even that fell flat with one dimensional characters and confusing, unrealistic dialogue. I know this was the author's first foray into fiction, and perhaps her works have improved, but for me this book does not stand the test of time (and I'm genuinely confused how it ever did).
First, the book could have been 200+ pages shorter, and was filled with unnecessary (and in my opinion poorly written) dialogue. For the length that this book was, it was extremely disjointed and often felt unfinished. You would find that you were in one scene, and then the author would switch scenes with no warning, and with no real resolution to the last scene. It did seem like the author was trying to create a character study, but even that fell flat with one dimensional characters and confusing, unrealistic dialogue. I know this was the author's first foray into fiction, and perhaps her works have improved, but for me this book does not stand the test of time (and I'm genuinely confused how it ever did).