A review by leksikality
Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25

This is, quite possibly, the worst book I've ever read. 75% of the book is back story and detailed documentation of soccer scores. 

It's meant to be some sort of analogy about judging differences but the promise made by the back cover and opening paragraph doesn't hold up. 

I have a thing about not finishing books - it has to be truly, truly, truly awful for me to give up - but I came really close with this one more than once. I'm still not sure why I finished it.