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A review by lissalovestoread
The Green Road by Anne Enright
1.0
I started this book three times and couldn't even make it through to the end of the 2nd chapter. The premise sounded interesting to me and I enjoy books that jump back and forth between characters as well as time. Plus, the time/place of chapter two---the late 80s/ early 90s during the AIDS epidemic in NYC---was one I rarely see in books, so I was interested in that as well. And yet despite all of this I just could not warm up to the overall style of writing or work up any interest in any of the characters.
I very rarely opt not to finish a book. In fact, this is the first book I've not finished since before I started adding books here in Jan. 2021. Typically I will slog through a book, even in I don't love it, because I really loathe starting a book and not finishing it. But in this case, 3 tries were enough for me. Maybe some time in the future I'll give it another go, but for now I'm giving the first 1.75 chapters 1 star, and placing it on my newly made "Did Not Finish" shelf here at Goodreads.
I very rarely opt not to finish a book. In fact, this is the first book I've not finished since before I started adding books here in Jan. 2021. Typically I will slog through a book, even in I don't love it, because I really loathe starting a book and not finishing it. But in this case, 3 tries were enough for me. Maybe some time in the future I'll give it another go, but for now I'm giving the first 1.75 chapters 1 star, and placing it on my newly made "Did Not Finish" shelf here at Goodreads.