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A review by missprint_
Be True to Me by Adele Griffin
2.0
Is it that I'm too close to the 1970s (when my mom was in her prime so I have already heard about it from her) or too far from it (as a 1980s baby)? Either way I don't really care about the setting here and don't understand the choice--I guess because class distinctions would have been more pronounced? The dichotomy between Jean and Fritz is interesting but it was never clear to me why this story had to be told in the 1970s.
Be True to Me hits similar notes to The Great Gatsby with similar outcomes. It's atmospheric but slow to ease into the plot. It's dual first person POV between Jean and Fritz and their voices are hard to distinguish although their lives and perspectives are very different except when it comes to their fascination with and attraction to Gil. I don't mind love triangles at all but it bothered me that the whole point of the book was these two girls being set against each other both by society and their own choices. Which I guess is the point Griffin is trying to make here. It just felt much less compelling without a lack of connection to either the setting or the story.
You can find this review and more on my blog Miss Print
Be True to Me hits similar notes to The Great Gatsby with similar outcomes. It's atmospheric but slow to ease into the plot. It's dual first person POV between Jean and Fritz and their voices are hard to distinguish although their lives and perspectives are very different except when it comes to their fascination with and attraction to Gil. I don't mind love triangles at all but it bothered me that the whole point of the book was these two girls being set against each other both by society and their own choices. Which I guess is the point Griffin is trying to make here. It just felt much less compelling without a lack of connection to either the setting or the story.
You can find this review and more on my blog Miss Print