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A review by cloudy_weather
I Wish I Was Like You by S.P. Miskowski
2.0
This was for sure nothing like all the crime novels I have ever read.
To be honest, you cannot really call it a crime novel.
I expected Greta to be some kind of ghost, assisting police men to find out who her real murder is by triggering paranormal activities for them to track and deduce their meaning, which was not the case at all.
What I did like though, was the parts dedicated to Greta telling her life story - never have I felt so tired and disheartened at reading about failure. The only thing in her life, which she was passionate about, got wrecked and dragged along in mud. Over and over again. You feel her will to succeed declining over the pages, and this is something I have never experienced within a book before. Most of the story these days - I'm really just generalizing here - have a struggling protagonist who will somehow, after many days of hard work - prove themselves worthy, and in the end they are going to be successful.
Also, just take a look at the self-improvement section in any bookstore. They conceal the fact that many people do not reach their (initial) goals and aspirations, no matter how hard they try.
Maybe we should redefine our definition of success after all.
Still, I wouldn't recommend this book if you are out there in the world looking for some good old detective and crime story. It really is more or less a tale of being unhappy in my opinion.
To be honest, you cannot really call it a crime novel.
I expected Greta to be some kind of ghost, assisting police men to find out who her real murder is by triggering paranormal activities for them to track and deduce their meaning, which was not the case at all.
What I did like though, was the parts dedicated to Greta telling her life story - never have I felt so tired and disheartened at reading about failure. The only thing in her life, which she was passionate about, got wrecked and dragged along in mud. Over and over again. You feel her will to succeed declining over the pages, and this is something I have never experienced within a book before. Most of the story these days - I'm really just generalizing here - have a struggling protagonist who will somehow, after many days of hard work - prove themselves worthy, and in the end they are going to be successful.
Also, just take a look at the self-improvement section in any bookstore. They conceal the fact that many people do not reach their (initial) goals and aspirations, no matter how hard they try.
Maybe we should redefine our definition of success after all.
Still, I wouldn't recommend this book if you are out there in the world looking for some good old detective and crime story. It really is more or less a tale of being unhappy in my opinion.