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izzybooks_2000 's review for:
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
by Emily M. Danforth
Actual rating: 3.5
I read this for a book club since with the movie coming out (hehe . . . accidental pun), I figured it was perfect timing. I did enjoy it, but I found it to be a little too long for a contemporary read. The plot was slow and sleepy, which can work for me sometimes, but not for a book this length. I spent the first hundred pages confused as to why I needed to read all of this backstory. Once I got settled into the rhythm of things, I was able to immerse myself more in the story. But I was still disappointed that Cameron didn't even arrive at the conversion therapy camp until about halfway through the book, and that plot point is on the cover jacket description! Why did it take so long to get there??? The ending didn't quite pack a punch, either. It should've been able to, but it fell flat for me. The writing was excellent, though. It was very easy to read in that way and the descriptions were so sensory and beautiful. I could picture everything perfectly. Had the book been one or two-hundred pages shorter, I think I would have absolutely loved it.
I read this for a book club since with the movie coming out (hehe . . . accidental pun), I figured it was perfect timing. I did enjoy it, but I found it to be a little too long for a contemporary read. The plot was slow and sleepy, which can work for me sometimes, but not for a book this length. I spent the first hundred pages confused as to why I needed to read all of this backstory. Once I got settled into the rhythm of things, I was able to immerse myself more in the story. But I was still disappointed that Cameron didn't even arrive at the conversion therapy camp until about halfway through the book, and that plot point is on the cover jacket description! Why did it take so long to get there??? The ending didn't quite pack a punch, either. It should've been able to, but it fell flat for me. The writing was excellent, though. It was very easy to read in that way and the descriptions were so sensory and beautiful. I could picture everything perfectly. Had the book been one or two-hundred pages shorter, I think I would have absolutely loved it.