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trishagreenie 's review for:
Imaginary Girls
by Nova Ren Suma
Early on while reading this book, I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about it in the end (der, I guess, but bear with me!). Basically, early on I really disliked the character of Ruby, and in fact I felt this way about her for most of the book. She was so disrespectful to almost everyone in her town, and essentially she was a user and abuser. It was pretty depressing to see how her ex-boyfriend Pete panted after her like a loyal puppy dog, and I can see why Owen felt so strongly AGAINST Ruby. But in the end I think I really admired Ruby and thought what she did for Chloe was really special. And I felt sad for Chloe that Ruby had gone, even though I could feel relief for the rest of the town at her being gone.
I was annoyed with London and how she treated Chloe in front of other people, and yet it was realistic in a teenaged setting I guess. At least, from what I remember of being a teenager it was. ;) It was a mostly sad ending, because really Chloe had nobody but her tenuously-sober mother in the end. There wasn't really much sign that there was any hope for happiness in the future, but I still like to believe that Chloe would have found her way to some better state. And the story did sort of end on an open note, in regards to whether or not Ruby was truly gone.
The setting, with a town swallowed by a human-made reservoir, was really rich and haunting and eerie, so it worked really well for this story.
All in all, I thought this book was beautifully written - Nova Ren Suma is definitely a very talented writer. I'm not sure I would read this book again, though, 'cause it's not like it's got some super-awesome mushy love story to it I would want to come back to over and over again. I guess I might read it again just to enjoy the beauty of the author's writing style, but maybe I'll just stick with reading other books by her.
I was annoyed with London and how she treated Chloe in front of other people, and yet it was realistic in a teenaged setting I guess. At least, from what I remember of being a teenager it was. ;) It was a mostly sad ending, because really Chloe had nobody but her tenuously-sober mother in the end. There wasn't really much sign that there was any hope for happiness in the future, but I still like to believe that Chloe would have found her way to some better state. And the story did sort of end on an open note, in regards to whether or not Ruby was truly gone.
The setting, with a town swallowed by a human-made reservoir, was really rich and haunting and eerie, so it worked really well for this story.
All in all, I thought this book was beautifully written - Nova Ren Suma is definitely a very talented writer. I'm not sure I would read this book again, though, 'cause it's not like it's got some super-awesome mushy love story to it I would want to come back to over and over again. I guess I might read it again just to enjoy the beauty of the author's writing style, but maybe I'll just stick with reading other books by her.