A review by penwen97
Experimental Film by Gemma Files

2.0

Well, this was disappointing. There's an interesting plot somewhere in this book, but it's hard to find as the author constantly interrupts her own narrative to go off on one tangent after another. It's almost a stream-of-consciousness style that didn't work for me at all. I kept losing track of what the author was talking about due to the constant interruptions. There is a lot of information about film, art and religion. Some of it interesting, most of it not, but little to none of it relevant at all. Experimental Film would have been a lot shorter and a lot more interesting had it stayed on track. It also wasn't creepy or scary at all, so that was disappointing too. I did like Lois, and it was refreshing to see a supportive husband for once. I mainly read thrillers and most of the time the husband is controlling, abusive, cheating or doesn't believe anything the wife tells him. So, it was nice to see a happily married couple that actually acted like a team. 2.5 stars.