Scan barcode
A review by stacyroth
The Chalk Artist by Allegra Goodman
2.0
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion.
Collin is a fantastic artist who prefers working in chalk and takes a job as a waiter to pay the bills. One of his regular customers, Nina, captures his attention. Nina is the daughter of the founder of one of the most popular video games around, and she works as a high school English teacher to give back. Collin and Nina start dating. He opens her world up to different thinking, and Nina, amazed by his drawing skills, wants to introduce him to her father.
The story jumps around in third person point of view from Nina, Collin, and various other characters. Two of Nina's students, twins, also have their own story lines in the book. Despite having been a teacher myself and also enjoying video games, I had trouble getting into the story. I also disliked the characters and didn't feel anything to hope they would grow and become better people. The ending felt abrupt. This book just wasn't for me.
Collin is a fantastic artist who prefers working in chalk and takes a job as a waiter to pay the bills. One of his regular customers, Nina, captures his attention. Nina is the daughter of the founder of one of the most popular video games around, and she works as a high school English teacher to give back. Collin and Nina start dating. He opens her world up to different thinking, and Nina, amazed by his drawing skills, wants to introduce him to her father.
The story jumps around in third person point of view from Nina, Collin, and various other characters. Two of Nina's students, twins, also have their own story lines in the book. Despite having been a teacher myself and also enjoying video games, I had trouble getting into the story. I also disliked the characters and didn't feel anything to hope they would grow and become better people. The ending felt abrupt. This book just wasn't for me.