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A review by marikalla
She's Mine by A.A. Chaudhuri
1.0
Well thank you to the publishers, the author, and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy in exchange for a review.
Where do I even start?
I would say that besides the last few pages most of the plot is predictable. You’re pretty much given two paths and hints are thrown at you that it’s the one so much so that it’s too obvious and you know it can’t be that.
All of these characters are deeply ****** up. Which fine. But I’ve never been good with unlikeable narrators and I don’t think there was a single likeable character in this book. It certainly paints a dark picture of humanity as petty and narcissistic and relishing in the pain of others.
The unnessecesary second person narration was certainly a choice. I know it can be done well but I didn’t feel like this was one of those times. Especially considering it wasn’t all addressing the same characters. I thought the writing was pretty clunky and the author certainly loves commas.
And then there were the little things that bugged me. Why would a psychiatrist be performing the function of a therapist? Why would they not have seen their friends kid in two decades of existing?
At a certain point it’s like I get it, Chrissy is a self-centered cheating ‘cow’ and a terrible mother. But the loathing every single character felt for her was just….a lot. Nobody else ever takes responsibility for anything. Like why would you urge your wife who is in mourning to have more children???? And then be surprised that they have a messed up relationship??
The only thing I can say about this book was that it was a pretty quick read. I hated the book more with every chapter though.
I don’t know maybe i just can’t deal with a book that has such a bleak outlook but this was not for me at all. And I can’t recommend it to anyone as I feel there are much better thrillers out there to spend your time on.
Where do I even start?
I would say that besides the last few pages most of the plot is predictable. You’re pretty much given two paths and hints are thrown at you that it’s the one so much so that it’s too obvious and you know it can’t be that.
All of these characters are deeply ****** up. Which fine. But I’ve never been good with unlikeable narrators and I don’t think there was a single likeable character in this book. It certainly paints a dark picture of humanity as petty and narcissistic and relishing in the pain of others.
The unnessecesary second person narration was certainly a choice. I know it can be done well but I didn’t feel like this was one of those times. Especially considering it wasn’t all addressing the same characters. I thought the writing was pretty clunky and the author certainly loves commas.
And then there were the little things that bugged me. Why would a psychiatrist be performing the function of a therapist? Why would they not have seen their friends kid in two decades of existing?
At a certain point it’s like I get it, Chrissy is a self-centered cheating ‘cow’ and a terrible mother. But the loathing every single character felt for her was just….a lot. Nobody else ever takes responsibility for anything. Like why would you urge your wife who is in mourning to have more children???? And then be surprised that they have a messed up relationship??
The only thing I can say about this book was that it was a pretty quick read. I hated the book more with every chapter though.
I don’t know maybe i just can’t deal with a book that has such a bleak outlook but this was not for me at all. And I can’t recommend it to anyone as I feel there are much better thrillers out there to spend your time on.