Scan barcode
A review by annabi
Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
3.0
i feel so bad because all I could think when I got to the last page of this book was "finally!!! done!!!!"
I wish I could say I enjoyed this book more. the writing was beautiful, and the characters were honest and real. normally that's all I need to like a book! there were even LGBT themes! the story was intricate and we'll crafted and deep! but for the entire book, all I wanted to do was finish it. i couldnt relate to the characters at all. like I FELT them as though they were real people, but they're just so different from me. Mary's adventures and life was interesting, mums struggle was real, and Katie is a complicated girl. but I just couldn't bring myself to care! it's almost like there was Too much substance that I had to spread myself thin to absorb all of it.
I want to say that I didn't hate this book and I can see why people would like it. I just didn't and I feel Guilty about that! but it's how it is.
I wish I could say I enjoyed this book more. the writing was beautiful, and the characters were honest and real. normally that's all I need to like a book! there were even LGBT themes! the story was intricate and we'll crafted and deep! but for the entire book, all I wanted to do was finish it. i couldnt relate to the characters at all. like I FELT them as though they were real people, but they're just so different from me. Mary's adventures and life was interesting, mums struggle was real, and Katie is a complicated girl. but I just couldn't bring myself to care! it's almost like there was Too much substance that I had to spread myself thin to absorb all of it.
I want to say that I didn't hate this book and I can see why people would like it. I just didn't and I feel Guilty about that! but it's how it is.