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an0987 's review for:
Everything Under
by Daisy Johnson
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m not really sure what the glowing reviews of this book are about. While the prose was at times beautiful and haunting, the plot and characters were mediocre and not fleshed out.
I felt that this story had potential and touched on interesting themes that made the Oedipus story more relevant to modern times. However, I didn’t personally feel that there was enough clarity to the way these topics were handled. Issues like postpartum depression and dementia were seemingly casually thrown around in ways that’s didn’t seem to have any cohesion. In particular, there seemed to be some glaring plot holes that took me out of the narrative.
Overall, it wasn’t a difficult or long read and I think people who generally like mystery novels might find this interesting or different.
1.75/5 stars for the plot but 3.75/5 for the writing, so I’ve rounded out to 2.75.
I felt that this story had potential and touched on interesting themes that made the Oedipus story more relevant to modern times. However, I didn’t personally feel that there was enough clarity to the way these topics were handled. Issues like postpartum depression and dementia were seemingly casually thrown around in ways that’s didn’t seem to have any cohesion. In particular, there seemed to be some glaring plot holes that took me out of the narrative.
Overall, it wasn’t a difficult or long read and I think people who generally like mystery novels might find this interesting or different.
1.75/5 stars for the plot but 3.75/5 for the writing, so I’ve rounded out to 2.75.