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A review by nelesnotes
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
It took me, I would say, half the time, to get invested in the story and most of the time I was rolling my eyes at the clichés and the protagonist. But maybe I was annoyed at and with her, because even though I did not want to relate to her actions, she was still relatable in some naive and frustrating way, that I probably don't really want to see in myself but which is probably somewhere there. Besides all the clichés of the affair, I still found the description of Eve's feelings and perspectives about Henry understandable, although they didn't really make me feel sorry for her just once.
Anyway it was only towards the end, that I felt like the story got more interesting and a bit more of what I was hoping for, bringing up some twists, I honestly did not really see coming. If I would want to, I could think a lot more and deeper about the story, how the beliefs of our parents can shape our future, how much success in creativity is based on talent and how much is work and effort. How do healthy relationships and families look like, how real and honest are specific (professional) "admireable" circles, and do you maybe have to make some mistakes, in order to learn from them and sometimes just start over somewhere else again ?
So the take away thoughts are probably what I enjoyed most, I just wished they were a bit more the topic and not just prominently the long, dragging relationship. I expected a bit more I guess.
Anyway it was only towards the end, that I felt like the story got more interesting and a bit more of what I was hoping for, bringing up some twists, I honestly did not really see coming. If I would want to, I could think a lot more and deeper about the story, how the beliefs of our parents can shape our future, how much success in creativity is based on talent and how much is work and effort. How do healthy relationships and families look like, how real and honest are specific (professional) "admireable" circles, and do you maybe have to make some mistakes, in order to learn from them
So the take away thoughts are probably what I enjoyed most, I just wished they were a bit more the topic and not just prominently the long, dragging relationship. I expected a bit more I guess.