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A review by actually_juliette
Groundskeeping by Lee Cole
2.0
I’m not sure what to make of this book.
What I liked.
- Owen was sympathetic toward the people who voted for Donald Trump, although he disagreed with them.
- Owen/Cole highlighted the hypocrisy of people with “liberal” ideals.
- The granddad!
What I did not like.
- Bah. It read like a writing project for school, not a published novel. I understand that blurring the boundaries between the writer, the character, and the reader was the point, but it was too much like Cole was saying, “Look at me! Aren’t I clever!”
- The flashing neon foreshadowing and metaphors.
- I hated the romance. It was like watching Anakin flirt with Padmé without cool lightsaber battles with droids to break up the eye-rolling, and Anakin was 16, and this dude is pushing 30.
- There were two major events in the book for Owen, and I do not think he faced consequences for them. The lack of consequences happens in real life, but if Cole puts an event in a book, it should have a follow-through. People shouldn’t just move on.
What I liked.
- Owen was sympathetic toward the people who voted for Donald Trump, although he disagreed with them.
- Owen/Cole highlighted the hypocrisy of people with “liberal” ideals.
- The granddad!
What I did not like.
- Bah. It read like a writing project for school, not a published novel. I understand that blurring the boundaries between the writer, the character, and the reader was the point, but it was too much like Cole was saying, “Look at me! Aren’t I clever!”
- The flashing neon foreshadowing and metaphors.
- I hated the romance. It was like watching Anakin flirt with Padmé without cool lightsaber battles with droids to break up the eye-rolling, and Anakin was 16, and this dude is pushing 30.
- There were two major events in the book for Owen, and I do not think he faced consequences for them. The lack of consequences happens in real life, but if Cole puts an event in a book, it should have a follow-through. People shouldn’t just move on.