andriaerin 's review for:

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

3.0

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I adored the Book Thief and was really excited about this book. I know Markus Zusak is a slow burn, character driven writer, which is why I originally stuck this book out so long. But this book was such a struggle. The writing was so meandering, the book just shifts through time willy nilly. It was hard to feel the impact of someone's death when they kept being talked about in the present tense. The characters weren't the most easy to connect to, which didn't help me feel the emotional impacts either. There was zero plot to this book and it felt like it went on forever. The writing was beautiful, but I didn't connect with this one like I wanted to.