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A review by beriboo
The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell
2.0
2⭐️
Well, I did not enjoy this book.
There is a murder at the beginning of the book, absolute waffle for next 80% of it, picks up a bit near the end and then the ending was just terrible, in multiple ways.
The characters are all unlikeable, even the ones we’re supposed to be rooting for. Very one dimensional.
I’m not sure where the comedy was in this, the only remotely funny bit was the police officers reaction to the architects. I’m all for dark comedy and satire, but a lot of the time I felt the author was actually a bit sneering and seemed to be constantly trying to prove how intelligent she is, which makes any attempt at satire come across a bit more like a sense of poking fun or someone you are measuring yourself against.
I think that and the strange obsession with diets were a bit if an accidental projection from the author. I wouldn’t recommend this if you have an ED, although it’s never really mentioned in the book the way food is talked about would be very triggering.
If you are part way through and scrolling through reviews to see if it gets better, like I did, it doesn’t.
Well, I did not enjoy this book.
There is a murder at the beginning of the book, absolute waffle for next 80% of it, picks up a bit near the end and then the ending was just terrible, in multiple ways.
The characters are all unlikeable, even the ones we’re supposed to be rooting for. Very one dimensional.
I’m not sure where the comedy was in this, the only remotely funny bit was the police officers reaction to the architects. I’m all for dark comedy and satire, but a lot of the time I felt the author was actually a bit sneering and seemed to be constantly trying to prove how intelligent she is, which makes any attempt at satire come across a bit more like a sense of poking fun or someone you are measuring yourself against.
I think that and the strange obsession with diets were a bit if an accidental projection from the author. I wouldn’t recommend this if you have an ED, although it’s never really mentioned in the book the way food is talked about would be very triggering.
If you are part way through and scrolling through reviews to see if it gets better, like I did, it doesn’t.