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A review by thekatd
Unteachable by Elliot Wake
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I...don't know how to write a review of this book. It was really a gut punch and I don't even know how to feel about the ending. Extremely mixed feelings about...all of it. That said, the writing is great. The two main characters are so realistic and conflicted and genuinely feel like real people. Some of the side characters...not so much.
Having just finished the book, I don't know how I feel about the MMC. I wish there was more closure at the end. The ending felt so abrupt and so fitting at the same time.
Some of my favorite quotes from the book...
"It seems like the whole world has figured out how to be happy, but no one’s letting me in on the secret"
"He rocked on his toes a few times, back and forth. I’d learn later that it was his nervous habit. It endeared me then, a little—instead of retreating from anxiety, he psyched himself up to face it."
"And that made my heart ache, too—the thought of how much happiness lay scattered across the universe, unrealized, in fragments, waiting for the right twist of fate to bring it together."
" I grinned. “Let’s pretend we’re a troubled married couple.”"
"It was the first time I’d had sushi, and the only real conclusion I drew was that it was very sensual."
Having just finished the book, I don't know how I feel about the MMC. I wish there was more closure at the end. The ending felt so abrupt and so fitting at the same time.
Some of my favorite quotes from the book...
"It seems like the whole world has figured out how to be happy, but no one’s letting me in on the secret"
"He rocked on his toes a few times, back and forth. I’d learn later that it was his nervous habit. It endeared me then, a little—instead of retreating from anxiety, he psyched himself up to face it."
"And that made my heart ache, too—the thought of how much happiness lay scattered across the universe, unrealized, in fragments, waiting for the right twist of fate to bring it together."
" I grinned. “Let’s pretend we’re a troubled married couple.”"
"It was the first time I’d had sushi, and the only real conclusion I drew was that it was very sensual."