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sighclopss 's review for:
Why We Broke Up
by Daniel Handler
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There's just something icky whenever I read books about teenage girls, when the author is a middle aged man. Unlike Daniel Handler, I have actually been a teenage girl in my lifetime, and can say with some certainty that he wrote a character (and story) that was one dimensional and contrived.
It's an unoriginal nerdy girl X jock boy romance, complete with teenage 'i love you's when they were only dating for less than 3 months. The real reason for why they broke up was also predictable and also not that earth shattering considering the two lovers had less in common than a sponge and a rock.
Lots of pointless description and metaphors that bulked up the book, but otherwise it was an easy read, you just really have to push past the cringe factor.
It's an unoriginal nerdy girl X jock boy romance, complete with teenage 'i love you's when they were only dating for less than 3 months. The real reason for why they broke up was also predictable and also not that earth shattering considering the two lovers had less in common than a sponge and a rock.
Lots of pointless description and metaphors that bulked up the book, but otherwise it was an easy read, you just really have to push past the cringe factor.