yetanotherbookstagram 's review for:

The Bachelor by Andrew Palmer

2.25

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I think this book will only be enjoyed by a very specific reader. I wasn’t into it for the first 30% or so though it did eventually grow on me. The narrator finds himself in a rut, broken up with his fiancé and house-sitting for his mother’s friend in his hometown of Des Moines. As he considers his next steps he begins to examine love and life through the lenses of poet John Berryman and the reality show The Bachelor (specifically Brad Womack 2.0, in case you were wondering). There is A LOT of Berryman in this book, too much for me personally since I didn’t know anything about him and this didn’t inspire me to learn more. The stream of consciousness style is very slow-moving and ultimately this book, with some nice moments, just didn’t hold my interest.