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Why We Broke Up
by Daniel Handler
So I really wanted to like this book. I really did.
But I couldn't.
The whole entire time I felt like I was reading a script for a remake of a John Hughes' movie with the whole "two opposites attract" thing as the story's centerpiece. However, unlike with John Hughes, where I can overlook some of the implausible situations/relationships to simply enjoy the movie, I couldn't overlook how contrived this whole plotline felt. I know what Daniel Handler was going for, he just didn't get it.
Additionally, there is really no one you sympathsize with in this story. While you are naturally inclined to feel sorry for Min, her constant complaining and whining, and her whole different for the sake of being different thing gets annoying quickly. And while I can read books without having to root for a character, when the book's whole premise is about a break-up, it makes much easier to get into if you can pick a side.
Just read a Rainbow Rowell novel, it'll be better way to spend your time.
But I couldn't.
The whole entire time I felt like I was reading a script for a remake of a John Hughes' movie with the whole "two opposites attract" thing as the story's centerpiece. However, unlike with John Hughes, where I can overlook some of the implausible situations/relationships to simply enjoy the movie, I couldn't overlook how contrived this whole plotline felt. I know what Daniel Handler was going for, he just didn't get it.
Additionally, there is really no one you sympathsize with in this story. While you are naturally inclined to feel sorry for Min, her constant complaining and whining, and her whole different for the sake of being different thing gets annoying quickly. And while I can read books without having to root for a character, when the book's whole premise is about a break-up, it makes much easier to get into if you can pick a side.
Just read a Rainbow Rowell novel, it'll be better way to spend your time.