booksbyanneleen 's review for:

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

2.0

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I liked the idea of this book. Someone writing a letter explaining to the other person why they broke up. The plot itself was enjoyable. The writing however, which kinda coincides with the main character writing the letter, wasn't my cup of tea. Some passages were incredibly boring to read, while others sounded really pretentious. Some interactions between the characters sounded really unauthentic for high school teenagers. I also disliked how we never got Ed's side of the story. I understand that that's how break-ups work, you only have your individual account of the story, but the entire thing felt very one-sided. Overall, not too bad but wouldn't recommend it.