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Why We Broke Up
by Daniel Handler
4.5.
This could have been a five-star book, and I nearly rated it as such, but I had some irreconcilable issues with it. Probably a good 80% of the book was solid angst, especially concentrated towards the end. And I mean angsty dialogue, situations, and longwinded, overly commified (yeah, I made up a word) paragraphs. I kept waiting for the part when Min would come to some sort of realization that it was better to simply put the whole thing behind her or something, that never came. But I loved the idea of the book and, to a certain extent, the characters (Al, mostly). I'd still definitely recommend it.
Oh, and the illustrations-- they were a wonderful touch, and probably why I feel inclined towards rating the book a complete five stars.
This could have been a five-star book, and I nearly rated it as such, but I had some irreconcilable issues with it. Probably a good 80% of the book was solid angst, especially concentrated towards the end. And I mean angsty dialogue, situations, and longwinded, overly commified (yeah, I made up a word) paragraphs. I kept waiting for the part when Min would come to some sort of realization that it was better to simply put the whole thing behind her or something, that never came. But I loved the idea of the book and, to a certain extent, the characters (Al, mostly). I'd still definitely recommend it.
Oh, and the illustrations-- they were a wonderful touch, and probably why I feel inclined towards rating the book a complete five stars.