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This was my first novel by Francisco X. Stork. If I hadn't already bought Marcelo in the Real World, due entirely to the wonderful reviews here, I doubt I'd read more of his work.
I think, well I hope, that a lot of my unhappiness with the book was the narrator. I can't pinpoint if it was her emphasis and style or if it's how the book was written but it was a struggle to listen to. Narration aside, I definitely wanted more. There was so much, perhaps too much to work with. There was abundance of BIG issues that were introduced and many ended up being glossed over or not dealt with at all. I found the characters came across as blah, and bland.
Their father was a minister and although they talked a lot about faith, I didn't find it preachy or forced.
From the description I expected a heart-wrenching, life altering story but what I was given were characters I didn’t connect with. A story that was too much and still not enough. I will say that I enjoyed the prologue and the epilogue despite the rush to ‘get there’ in the end.
I like where the Author was trying to go; I understand I’m much older than his target audience and I wouldn’t dissuade anyone from reading this but I might try and discourage them from listening to it. I’m still going to read Marcelo in the Read World…
I think, well I hope, that a lot of my unhappiness with the book was the narrator. I can't pinpoint if it was her emphasis and style or if it's how the book was written but it was a struggle to listen to. Narration aside, I definitely wanted more. There was so much, perhaps too much to work with. There was abundance of BIG issues that were introduced and many ended up being glossed over or not dealt with at all. I found the characters came across as blah, and bland.
Their father was a minister and although they talked a lot about faith, I didn't find it preachy or forced.
From the description I expected a heart-wrenching, life altering story but what I was given were characters I didn’t connect with. A story that was too much and still not enough. I will say that I enjoyed the prologue and the epilogue despite the rush to ‘get there’ in the end.
I like where the Author was trying to go; I understand I’m much older than his target audience and I wouldn’t dissuade anyone from reading this but I might try and discourage them from listening to it. I’m still going to read Marcelo in the Read World…