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Before We Go Extinct
by Karen Rivers
Nope. Nope. Nope.
This book follows a boy named JC whose nickname is Sharky. His best friend committed suicide and Sharky is dealing with the grief of the aftermath.
I thought this book would be interesting to read and see the main character grieve the death of someone so close to them but the author went about this all wrong.
JC is such a self-righteous character that I was kicking myself for picking this book up but I'm no quitter and refused to stop reading it. And I will say that the main character doesn't have to likable in order for me to enjoy the book, I get that, but JC was SO unlikable and uninteresting that I couldn't enjoy the book since it's in his point of view.
His self-righteous attitude ruined the mood of the book for me. He's grieving and some of his attitudes could be justified but the way he talked about how his other best friend, Daff as if being pretty and being on TV makes someone shallow. He mentions how she used to care about stuff that really mattered, like the world, orphans in Nepal and elephants being tortured. Not only that but when he was writing to her, he would give back-handed compliments.
The whole 'JC-not-talking-because-of-his-grief' seemed like an interesting part of the book and I wished it was executed better. The silence just gives the reader a view into his head that's filled with hate, blame, and judgment.
Kelby is the character that at least grabbed a little of my attention. While JC is void of sentiment and silent, Kelby is full of love and talkative. Although some of her dialogue annoyed me, it was overall pleasant to read about a character that doesn't just sulk around.
What I didn't like is that so soon after JC meets Kelby, he begins talking again. I hate the 'oh I have a crush on you. Let me start talking after months' It had a feeling that love/romance can help someone's trauma.
For how short this book was, a mere 250 pages, I literally felt like nothing happened.
This book follows a boy named JC whose nickname is Sharky. His best friend committed suicide and Sharky is dealing with the grief of the aftermath.
I thought this book would be interesting to read and see the main character grieve the death of someone so close to them but the author went about this all wrong.
JC is such a self-righteous character that I was kicking myself for picking this book up but I'm no quitter and refused to stop reading it. And I will say that the main character doesn't have to likable in order for me to enjoy the book, I get that, but JC was SO unlikable and uninteresting that I couldn't enjoy the book since it's in his point of view.
His self-righteous attitude ruined the mood of the book for me. He's grieving and some of his attitudes could be justified but the way he talked about how his other best friend, Daff as if being pretty and being on TV makes someone shallow. He mentions how she used to care about stuff that really mattered, like the world, orphans in Nepal and elephants being tortured. Not only that but when he was writing to her, he would give back-handed compliments.
The whole 'JC-not-talking-because-of-his-grief' seemed like an interesting part of the book and I wished it was executed better. The silence just gives the reader a view into his head that's filled with hate, blame, and judgment.
Kelby is the character that at least grabbed a little of my attention. While JC is void of sentiment and silent, Kelby is full of love and talkative. Although some of her dialogue annoyed me, it was overall pleasant to read about a character that doesn't just sulk around.
What I didn't like is that so soon after JC meets Kelby, he begins talking again. I hate the 'oh I have a crush on you. Let me start talking after months' It had a feeling that love/romance can help someone's trauma.
For how short this book was, a mere 250 pages, I literally felt like nothing happened.