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A review by archer3
Alone with You in the Ether: A Love Story by Olivie Blake
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This was...underwhelming.
I thought Blake's portrayals of bipolar disorder and autism were mostly accurate and relatable (at least, to me, a person who has both), but I don't understand why it was never once addressed that Aldo was autistic when he so clearly was. He just kept being referred to as "weird" and "different". That really bothered me.
The dialogue between characters was well-written but that's about it. I was not a fan of how the author kept flip-flopping between narrative styles every 3 sentences. It also seemed like Blake was trying to sound intelligent and revolutionary at times (ex. Time travel) but it just didn't work or read well. The part in the beginning with the "narrators" was also SO odd: she did it for the first few pages and then didn't bring it back until the very last page - what was the point of that?
I finished this pretty recently and I've already forgotten the majority of the book. Hell, I could barely remember what was going on while I was reading it because the writing style and organizational structure was so hard to follow. The characters were also unhealthy to the point that I was tired of reading about them (I kind of liked Aldo, but his personality change made him so annoying).
I really wanted to like this book and I'm disappointed that I didn't.
I thought Blake's portrayals of bipolar disorder and autism were mostly accurate and relatable (at least, to me, a person who has both), but I don't understand why it was never once addressed that Aldo was autistic when he so clearly was. He just kept being referred to as "weird" and "different". That really bothered me.
The dialogue between characters was well-written but that's about it. I was not a fan of how the author kept flip-flopping between narrative styles every 3 sentences. It also seemed like Blake was trying to sound intelligent and revolutionary at times (ex. Time travel) but it just didn't work or read well. The part in the beginning with the "narrators" was also SO odd: she did it for the first few pages and then didn't bring it back until the very last page - what was the point of that?
I finished this pretty recently and I've already forgotten the majority of the book. Hell, I could barely remember what was going on while I was reading it because the writing style and organizational structure was so hard to follow. The characters were also unhealthy to the point that I was tired of reading about them (I kind of liked Aldo, but his personality change made him so annoying).
I really wanted to like this book and I'm disappointed that I didn't.