A review by janeneal
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

4.0

At first I liked the book but felt it was a little too slow moving. Then, when it hit near the end (which I don't want to spoil) it shot way, way up. I liked the way it was written. I don't normally like first person narration, but this was really well done. A lot of people seem to be complaining about the run-on sentences but I feel like it made the book (or rather, the letter she was writing) much more organic. At times it was steam-of-thought writing, which I liked. I liked that Min had a deep interest in films (for once a main character in a book who wasn't obsessed with books). She and her friends and all of the other background characters felt very real.

I've never been through a break up, but this felt realistic and sincere. There weren't any neatly tied up endings between anyone, which felt right for the story being told. Again, I do feel like this novel was a little slow moving, but I think the ending is well worth it. As well as being a little more true to life that way.