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A review by kytimeforbooks
All You Could Ask For by Mike Greenberg
2.0
So,Part I was nice, and I bulldozed through that, but then everything took a definite nosedive in interestingness around Part II. Except for Samantha's incredibly creepy messages. Those were cringeworthily entertaining.
I enjoyed it enough to read it quickly, I guess, but I had two issues with the book. The first was that it was a little too introspective, by which I mean way too great a percentage of the narration was spent inside various characters' heads, contemplating their navels, instead of Actual Things Happening.
The second thing was that I couldn't help but notice that each character not only existed in her own life as defined by men (fathers, lovers, etc.) but when asked by others to describe herself, also chose to do so in terms of said men. This kind of disturbed me, but I'm wondering if I would even have noticed this dynamic if not for the fact that I was very aware during reading that it was basically chick lit written by a man.
Also, I've got to say, it was kind of saccharine. And the writing style was fairly nondescript. There wasn't really any personality in the narration.
I enjoyed it enough to read it quickly, I guess, but I had two issues with the book. The first was that it was a little too introspective, by which I mean way too great a percentage of the narration was spent inside various characters' heads, contemplating their navels, instead of Actual Things Happening.
The second thing was that I couldn't help but notice that each character not only existed in her own life as defined by men (fathers, lovers, etc.) but when asked by others to describe herself, also chose to do so in terms of said men. This kind of disturbed me, but I'm wondering if I would even have noticed this dynamic if not for the fact that I was very aware during reading that it was basically chick lit written by a man.
Also, I've got to say, it was kind of saccharine. And the writing style was fairly nondescript. There wasn't really any personality in the narration.