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A review by alongreader
Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey
2.0
I liked the story, such as it was, and the writing, but the style and format didn't agree with me at all.
Each chapter is narrated by a different character. Often months have passed between chapters, which left me scrambling to catch up. Characters don't recur, so we're left to try and piece their stories together when there are passing mentions in other people's chapters. As is very common with me, I had a lot of trouble remembering who everyone was.
I assume the idea was to show the same situation from multiple points of view, and I have to applaud the thinking behind it. The format didn't work for me, but I'm sure others will really enjoy it and have less trouble following it than I did. I hope it does well.
BE AWARE: Homophobia, bullying, sex.
Each chapter is narrated by a different character. Often months have passed between chapters, which left me scrambling to catch up. Characters don't recur, so we're left to try and piece their stories together when there are passing mentions in other people's chapters. As is very common with me, I had a lot of trouble remembering who everyone was.
I assume the idea was to show the same situation from multiple points of view, and I have to applaud the thinking behind it. The format didn't work for me, but I'm sure others will really enjoy it and have less trouble following it than I did. I hope it does well.
BE AWARE: Homophobia, bullying, sex.