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A review by monitaroymohan
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
3.0
I heard about the sequel to this book and was intrigued by the plot so gave it a shot. First up, I’ll say that reading this after having read Yellowface (even though this was published two years prior) felt like Deja vu, and like I’d read it all before. The stories and themes and even some scenes are similar. If that’s how the publishing industry is and both books captured that, then so be it.
I liked the first 30-40% of the book. The writing was tight and interesting, and the interweaving of the main story and the fictional one broke up the monotony. Post that point, however, things fell away.
The book, after a certain point, turned into a contrivance and a not exactly logical sequence of actions. Why would a character go off on his own to uncork this mystery when that could come back to bite him? I also saw the twist coming and that undermined the reading experience.
None of this was helped by the fact that the narrator either didn’t pause or paused at the wrong times. It made it difficult to get into the flow of listening to the audiobook.
I found the book interesting and well-written, but it meandered a bit in the latter half and realism went out the window. I’m still intrigued enough to give the second book a shot.
I liked the first 30-40% of the book. The writing was tight and interesting, and the interweaving of the main story and the fictional one broke up the monotony. Post that point, however, things fell away.
The book, after a certain point, turned into a contrivance and a not exactly logical sequence of actions. Why would a character go off on his own to uncork this mystery when that could come back to bite him? I also saw the twist coming and that undermined the reading experience.
None of this was helped by the fact that the narrator either didn’t pause or paused at the wrong times. It made it difficult to get into the flow of listening to the audiobook.
I found the book interesting and well-written, but it meandered a bit in the latter half and realism went out the window. I’m still intrigued enough to give the second book a shot.