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A review by zeph64
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
5.0
From the title, you might assume this is a John Green-esque irritating teenage novel with the quirky female lead and her hapless boyfriend whom she saves from a life of endless drudgery with her feminine charms and wiles.
Not so. This book's best quality is its realism. It is neither an overly pessimistic nor optimistic view of the world, instead presenting a relatable love story of a romance that was in some ways brilliant, but in others flawed, with two imperfect main characters and, for once, no fairy-tale ending. Also, it's reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet in that you know the couple breaks up for the entire book, but it's still surprising and sad when it happens. I have no idea how authors do that.
A quick read and definitely worth the time.
Not so. This book's best quality is its realism. It is neither an overly pessimistic nor optimistic view of the world, instead presenting a relatable love story of a romance that was in some ways brilliant, but in others flawed, with two imperfect main characters and, for once, no fairy-tale ending. Also, it's reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet in that you know the couple breaks up for the entire book, but it's still surprising and sad when it happens. I have no idea how authors do that.
A quick read and definitely worth the time.