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beritt 's review for:
Imaginary Girls
by Nova Ren Suma
2.5 stars, because it's really hovering between "it was ok" and "I liked it" for me. I am definitely not the target audience, so that could have something to do with my lack of enthusiasm, but I think it's more than that (after all, there are some YA-books out there that I think are truly phenomenal).
What I liked about this story is the premise. I won't repeat it here because we all know what this book is about, but it was just so original. Very mysterious, very surreal, very intriguing. From the very beginning, I wanted to know more about this little town, this charismatic sister (more about that in a second), and the whole crazily impossible event at the heart of the book. The whole time I was reading this, I thought to myself: "What on EARTH is going on?" and I like that. I like to be puzzled. So...five stars for an original story.
But then...the characters were rather flimsy. To anyone who claims this book has well-developed characters: I disagree. We know nothing about Ruby other than that she's supposedly super attractive and super charismatic (which, by the way, I don't understand: she frankly sounded like a self-centered, controlling, manipulative bitch). We know even less about Chloe: yes, she's Ruby's sister, and she looks like her, and she looks up to her. But who IS Chloe? What does Chloe care about, other than Ruby? Her one-dimensionality was disappointing, and unbelievable. No one can be so much of a pushover that
I never say this, but someone should make it into a movie. This is one of those narratives that would probably work very well (if not better) on screen than in a book.
What I liked about this story is the premise. I won't repeat it here because we all know what this book is about, but it was just so original. Very mysterious, very surreal, very intriguing. From the very beginning, I wanted to know more about this little town, this charismatic sister (more about that in a second), and the whole crazily impossible event at the heart of the book. The whole time I was reading this, I thought to myself: "What on EARTH is going on?" and I like that. I like to be puzzled. So...five stars for an original story.
But then...the characters were rather flimsy. To anyone who claims this book has well-developed characters: I disagree. We know nothing about Ruby other than that she's supposedly super attractive and super charismatic (which, by the way, I don't understand: she frankly sounded like a self-centered, controlling, manipulative bitch). We know even less about Chloe: yes, she's Ruby's sister, and she looks like her, and she looks up to her. But who IS Chloe? What does Chloe care about, other than Ruby? Her one-dimensionality was disappointing, and unbelievable. No one can be so much of a pushover that
Spoiler
you just accept the fact that a girl who was proclaimed dead has now come back alive, and ask no questions simply because your sister insinuates you shouldn't.I never say this, but someone should make it into a movie. This is one of those narratives that would probably work very well (if not better) on screen than in a book.