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The Jetsetters
by Amanda Eyre Ward
A dysfunctional family tale
The story is told through all fours perspectives which really created connections between the characters and myself. I found I was feeling what they were feeling, I was experiencing their confusion and joy at times. The story is beautiful written and the characters really came to life for me on the page. I really wanted the funny story that it was suppose to be, i didn’t find much humor in the book, it was very good but it wasn’t comical. Some heavy topics were discussed like suicide, and alcoholism. I felt like alcoholism was spot on in her story telling, she really gave me a glimpse into the feelings and the turmoil that the character felt. I loved every second of the beginning and middle of the book, the ending was lacking for me though and is where it lost a star from me. I was still left questioning a lot, I’m not opposed to books that leave me wanting more, those are the best books! But this one had me questioning a lot of what made the characters who they are and who they were. I felt it was rushed, just when i felt the characters were having break throughs and were going to really mend the pieces of they’re family, the chapters bounced back and forth so quick between characters and nothing was really answered. Characters who had had big moments that changed they’re lives and there person, didn’t have the break throughs i thought they should have had with each other, they had personal ones but didn’t really understand each others. Your left to infer that the family mended, the symbolic meaning of a picture is meant to close the story, I didn’t feel like it was done. I really enjoyed the book though, it had me engaged the whole time I was reading it. I will be reading more books by Amanda Eyre Ward in the future, I feel she has a way of telling an engaging story.
The story is told through all fours perspectives which really created connections between the characters and myself. I found I was feeling what they were feeling, I was experiencing their confusion and joy at times. The story is beautiful written and the characters really came to life for me on the page. I really wanted the funny story that it was suppose to be, i didn’t find much humor in the book, it was very good but it wasn’t comical. Some heavy topics were discussed like suicide, and alcoholism. I felt like alcoholism was spot on in her story telling, she really gave me a glimpse into the feelings and the turmoil that the character felt. I loved every second of the beginning and middle of the book, the ending was lacking for me though and is where it lost a star from me. I was still left questioning a lot, I’m not opposed to books that leave me wanting more, those are the best books! But this one had me questioning a lot of what made the characters who they are and who they were. I felt it was rushed, just when i felt the characters were having break throughs and were going to really mend the pieces of they’re family, the chapters bounced back and forth so quick between characters and nothing was really answered. Characters who had had big moments that changed they’re lives and there person, didn’t have the break throughs i thought they should have had with each other, they had personal ones but didn’t really understand each others. Your left to infer that the family mended, the symbolic meaning of a picture is meant to close the story, I didn’t feel like it was done. I really enjoyed the book though, it had me engaged the whole time I was reading it. I will be reading more books by Amanda Eyre Ward in the future, I feel she has a way of telling an engaging story.