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A review by esorharas
Unteachable by Elliot Wake
1.0
So many other people think this is a superb book. I thought it would be. It just really wasn't for me. I found some aspects extremely problematic, and I didn't care for the writing style.
So why did I dislike it?
1. I hated the characters. Maise irritated me from the start with her flowery words, her overly inflated opinion of herself and her appeal to men, her name, her actions. Everything annoyed me. When the family issues were thrown in to give her a reason for being so promiscuous I was rolling my eyes in disbelief. Seriously? Can a woman not sleep around without having mother/father issues? I found most other characters to be quite annoying as well, especially Evan. But I won't go into that just yet.
2. The plot. I was expecting it to be thought-provoking. There was a case in the news not too long ago where a girl in the UK ran off with her teacher to France. They got caught, and eventually the relationship broke down. I thought it would be something similar to that in this book, but it wasn't. The plot wasn't terrible. I found it interesting enough that I kept reading. But essentially, it's just girl meets boy, girl has sex with boy, girl finds out boy is her teacher, they keep on having sex... And then it goes on and on. Sex, sex sex. This book is just completely about what supposedly great sex the two have. Everything else doesn't matter in the end.
3. Which brings me to the ending. Here are spoilers. But basically the ending frustrated me enough that if I'd been reading a paperback I would have thrown it in the bin in disgust. I wanted her to get on that plane without him, for him not to follow her, for her to make a choice that didn't involve him, live her life without the disgusting creature who had LIED TO HER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP but she took him back while practically swooning away. I wanted to shake her and make her see what a stupid choice she was making. I understand it's just love, but really! HE LIED TO HER!!! If a guy treats you like this, it is not okay, and please stop believing that this is romantic, because it's not.
4. The poetic writing. I really don't like this style of writing - sorry if this your thing, it's just not for me.
So why did I dislike it?
1. I hated the characters. Maise irritated me from the start with her flowery words, her overly inflated opinion of herself and her appeal to men, her name, her actions. Everything annoyed me. When the family issues were thrown in to give her a reason for being so promiscuous I was rolling my eyes in disbelief. Seriously? Can a woman not sleep around without having mother/father issues? I found most other characters to be quite annoying as well, especially Evan. But I won't go into that just yet.
2. The plot. I was expecting it to be thought-provoking. There was a case in the news not too long ago where a girl in the UK ran off with her teacher to France. They got caught, and eventually the relationship broke down. I thought it would be something similar to that in this book, but it wasn't. The plot wasn't terrible. I found it interesting enough that I kept reading. But essentially, it's just girl meets boy, girl has sex with boy, girl finds out boy is her teacher, they keep on having sex... And then it goes on and on. Sex, sex sex. This book is just completely about what supposedly great sex the two have. Everything else doesn't matter in the end.
3. Which brings me to the ending. Here are spoilers. But basically the ending frustrated me enough that if I'd been reading a paperback I would have thrown it in the bin in disgust. I wanted her to get on that plane without him, for him not to follow her, for her to make a choice that didn't involve him, live her life without the disgusting creature who had LIED TO HER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP but she took him back while practically swooning away. I wanted to shake her and make her see what a stupid choice she was making. I understand it's just love, but really! HE LIED TO HER!!! If a guy treats you like this, it is not okay, and please stop believing that this is romantic, because it's not.
4. The poetic writing. I really don't like this style of writing - sorry if this your thing, it's just not for me.