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A review by findrskeeprs
The Garden by Tomi Adeyemi
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
I liked the writing, the prose was well written and dreamlike, but the poetry was a hit or miss (mostly misses, flowery with no meaning), with plenty of quotable lines that made it nice to read. But what was the plot??
The ending felt like it didn't have any resolution, maybe the garden was a metaphor for something that I just don’t understand, but it felt incomplete.
The story mostly focused on the conversations between the 2 characters, which were nice (I guess, maybe a bit meaningless and unrealistic, but this book relies on its nice language to hold it up, so it's probably just that.), but the book completely dismisses the whole plot of the garden and leaves it empty and unfinished, we barely learn anything about the story the book is marketed about. Sure, it’s a short story, but the MAIN plot needs to feel well rounded and complete!
Maybe I’m just a hater who thinks short stories rarely work and need to blow my mind to be good, or maybe I’m completely missing some deeper meaning, but this to me felt like purple prose but directionless.
Overall, good concept, not well executed. I think this author will be great with longer novels though, so I’ll read more of her work.
The ending felt like it didn't have any resolution, maybe the garden was a metaphor for something that I just don’t understand, but it felt incomplete.
The story mostly focused on the conversations between the 2 characters, which were nice (I guess, maybe a bit meaningless and unrealistic, but this book relies on its nice language to hold it up, so it's probably just that.), but the book completely dismisses the whole plot of the garden and leaves it empty and unfinished, we barely learn anything about the story the book is marketed about. Sure, it’s a short story, but the MAIN plot needs to feel well rounded and complete!
Maybe I’m just a hater who thinks short stories rarely work and need to blow my mind to be good, or maybe I’m completely missing some deeper meaning, but this to me felt like purple prose but directionless.
Overall, good concept, not well executed. I think this author will be great with longer novels though, so I’ll read more of her work.