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winelovingdragon 's review for:
The Great Transition
by Nick Fuller Googins
2.5 rounded up to 3 because I did really like some of it.
I didn't have an issue with the 3 POV. I did have an issue with the characters because it was difficult to relate to any of them and they aren't especially likeable. I also have an issue when one character's parts read like YA in an adult novel. Also, Emi's eating disorder was annoying and completely unnecessary. Made me dislike her even more and it should not have been included. The constant mention of songs and artists also got very tedious and didn't really have much relevance to the story. Did the author just want us to know he really knows a lot of songs? So do I but I'm not going to spam a book with that knowledge on every other page. I will admit I skimmed the last 100 pages or so because I was just bored. I also stopped reading the interviews with Kristina in Emi's essay drafts because they just kept droning on and on and I lost interest. While this book is a genre that I usually really appreciate, I won't be recommending this book because there are a lot of books that deal with this topic better.
I didn't have an issue with the 3 POV. I did have an issue with the characters because it was difficult to relate to any of them and they aren't especially likeable. I also have an issue when one character's parts read like YA in an adult novel. Also, Emi's eating disorder was annoying and completely unnecessary. Made me dislike her even more and it should not have been included. The constant mention of songs and artists also got very tedious and didn't really have much relevance to the story. Did the author just want us to know he really knows a lot of songs? So do I but I'm not going to spam a book with that knowledge on every other page. I will admit I skimmed the last 100 pages or so because I was just bored. I also stopped reading the interviews with Kristina in Emi's essay drafts because they just kept droning on and on and I lost interest. While this book is a genre that I usually really appreciate, I won't be recommending this book because there are a lot of books that deal with this topic better.