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A review by katesbooknook
The Summer of Christmas by Keith Giglio, Juliet Giglio
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.0
Without a doubt the most poorly written book I have ever read. It’s getting half a star only because they had the guts to actually put this out into the world. They say “show, don’t tell” but this book was 💯 telling. There were minimal adjectives adverbs, or descriptions of any sort. I still don’t know what our MCs look like besides “hot”! The dialogue was lacking and simple sentences abounded. I kept thinking it felt like reading a picture book.
When I was in college, I had to write an essay using the senses to describe a place. For some reason I chose to write a very romanticized version of “London” which ended up being more like a village in the Cotswolds. 🫣🫠 Clearly my essay didn’t come anywhere close to the real thing and my prof’s feedback was that it was obvious I had never been there…. That is what reading this book felt like- as if I was reading a parody of a book, something that someone imagined was how a book is written without having ever experienced one themselves.
When I was in college, I had to write an essay using the senses to describe a place. For some reason I chose to write a very romanticized version of “London” which ended up being more like a village in the Cotswolds. 🫣🫠 Clearly my essay didn’t come anywhere close to the real thing and my prof’s feedback was that it was obvious I had never been there…. That is what reading this book felt like- as if I was reading a parody of a book, something that someone imagined was how a book is written without having ever experienced one themselves.