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pieniperuna 's review for:
Animals Eat Each Other
by Elle Nash
With a blurb like this, the worst and unlikely thing a book can be is boring, which was unfortunately what this was.
One prime reason for that was that the overly self-analytical voice of the main character made the book read less than the actual finished version of a manuscript and more like someone describing you the character they plan to write about in detail. Every emotion, character trait, behavioural quirk is simply spelled out on the page with no place for nuance or chance for the reader to think/experience something themselves.
Some of my boredom can also be attributed to my personal taste: if I had known this was one of those "a character tries to fill the void inside of them with sex/drugs/alcohol" stories, I simply would not have picked it up. While popular in lit and genre fiction alike and relatable to many (I think) this trope is just not something I care for. Primarily the drugs & alcohol part - if you are currently writing a story like this, consider asking yourself: "Would this not be more fascinating if my character did all this fucked up shit while completely lucid?" In my opinion, the answer is always yes.
One prime reason for that was that the overly self-analytical voice of the main character made the book read less than the actual finished version of a manuscript and more like someone describing you the character they plan to write about in detail. Every emotion, character trait, behavioural quirk is simply spelled out on the page with no place for nuance or chance for the reader to think/experience something themselves.
Some of my boredom can also be attributed to my personal taste: if I had known this was one of those "a character tries to fill the void inside of them with sex/drugs/alcohol" stories, I simply would not have picked it up. While popular in lit and genre fiction alike and relatable to many (I think) this trope is just not something I care for. Primarily the drugs & alcohol part - if you are currently writing a story like this, consider asking yourself: "Would this not be more fascinating if my character did all this fucked up shit while completely lucid?" In my opinion, the answer is always yes.