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A review by peacefulstapler
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
2.0
This book felt like reading back on an essay you left to the last minute, where you finished writing the conclusion sleep deprived and an hour before it’s due.
It undid the whole book for what was a pretty enjoyable read. Ending with none other than the most cliche and basic ‘life realisations’ - it was like another author wrote it, and it made me lose all sympathy for the character. I also don’t know why so many points of view were introduced into the book when it didn’t lead to anything? And the big reveal of her crime that the book builds up to, ends up just being… exactly what the author explained mid way through the book.
Mid as hell
It undid the whole book for what was a pretty enjoyable read. Ending with none other than the most cliche and basic ‘life realisations’ - it was like another author wrote it, and it made me lose all sympathy for the character. I also don’t know why so many points of view were introduced into the book when it didn’t lead to anything? And the big reveal of her crime that the book builds up to, ends up just being… exactly what the author explained mid way through the book.
Mid as hell