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A review by camajo_jomaca
Pulse by Patrick Carman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 74%.
I read this book previously when I was in high school and didn't remember much about it other than I couldn't get past the first chapter of the sequel because I was so annoyed by the main character. I thought I would see how I felt about it now.
This book was so much worse than I remember.
The omniscient narrator POV is disjointed, and it feels like whiplash every time it happens. Most of them don't make any sense or just simply come out of nowhere. It honestly feels like it's the author's way of saying "hey, look how cool my plotting is" or "you should know that there's more to this." It doesn't leave any room for mystery or thinking for yourself.
The characters aren't great, especially the men. The girls are boy crazy, which I sort of expect with how the book prioritizes romantic relationships. But the guys are somehow all creeps. The main character's friend is a pervert. Her first love interest drugs her twice. Her second love interest stalks her and watches her sleep.
Then, there's the fact that the plot is so boring. It moves incredibly slowly and there are parts that I just can't get behind. I stopped reading when they got to the Field Games, which I'm sure had some importance but I just couldn't find it in me to care.
I just lost all motivation to even try to get through this.
This book was so much worse than I remember.
The omniscient narrator POV is disjointed, and it feels like whiplash every time it happens. Most of them don't make any sense or just simply come out of nowhere. It honestly feels like it's the author's way of saying "hey, look how cool my plotting is" or "you should know that there's more to this." It doesn't leave any room for mystery or thinking for yourself.
The characters aren't great, especially the men. The girls are boy crazy, which I sort of expect with how the book prioritizes romantic relationships. But the guys are somehow all creeps. The main character's friend is a pervert. Her first love interest drugs her twice. Her second love interest stalks her and watches her sleep.
Then, there's the fact that the plot is so boring. It moves incredibly slowly and there are parts that I just can't get behind. I stopped reading when they got to the Field Games, which I'm sure had some importance but I just couldn't find it in me to care.
I just lost all motivation to even try to get through this.