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A review by stephanielam27
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
2.0
1. Good stories but bad storytelling
2. We get it, Dominika has ballerina legs
3. Weird fixation on sex and food
4. The grammar and run-ons are atrocious: I counted up to 21 lines for one sentence on p. 413...
5. It started with Nate’s and Dom’s separate stories, then when they met, it just leaves with Dom and Nate becomes a sidekick?
Overall, I liked the glimpse into the hidden and exhilarating world of espionage but the above points put me off of Matthews. Often found myself skipping boring paragraphs of backstories that didn’t really do much for the characters. Otherwise suspenseful events were muddied by lacklustre writing. Dom’s condition could have had so much potential but other than that, she is too hard-headed and bitchy to be likeable. Nate’s character arc just stopped when he met Dom. MARBLE was the one dude I felt sympathy for.
First time the movie might be better than the book?
2. We get it, Dominika has ballerina legs
3. Weird fixation on sex and food
4. The grammar and run-ons are atrocious: I counted up to 21 lines for one sentence on p. 413...
5. It started with Nate’s and Dom’s separate stories, then when they met, it just leaves with Dom and Nate becomes a sidekick?
Overall, I liked the glimpse into the hidden and exhilarating world of espionage but the above points put me off of Matthews. Often found myself skipping boring paragraphs of backstories that didn’t really do much for the characters. Otherwise suspenseful events were muddied by lacklustre writing. Dom’s condition could have had so much potential but other than that, she is too hard-headed and bitchy to be likeable. Nate’s character arc just stopped when he met Dom. MARBLE was the one dude I felt sympathy for.
First time the movie might be better than the book?