Heather M. reviewed on + 5 more book reviews
Our local book club picked this for its monthly read and I had heard good things from others before I had even started the book. Maybe my expectations were too high.
After reading the back I was excited to get started. I enjoyed the set up and all of the explicit detail of sight, sound, and smell that set the scene for what was essentially a very emotional and psychological plot.
However, after reading about 1/2 the "explicit detail" had turned from something enjoyable and vicarious living to a completely overwrought, overwritten work. It was a struggle to keep going. I ended up skimming the last 1/3 of the book and felt I missed nothing except more time wasted reading about every lilac scent or car sound that existed as the characters were going about their lives. It's a great strategy if you use it sparingly, but when overused, it seems like nothing more than ego and feels like no more than sheer agony.
I would NOT read this book again. It was a great idea but too many unnecessary details that bogged it down. For 450+ pages, it could easily have been half that and still accomplished its purpose - probably in a better fashion. I'd give the author another chance, and hope that she had a better editor next time.
After reading the back I was excited to get started. I enjoyed the set up and all of the explicit detail of sight, sound, and smell that set the scene for what was essentially a very emotional and psychological plot.
However, after reading about 1/2 the "explicit detail" had turned from something enjoyable and vicarious living to a completely overwrought, overwritten work. It was a struggle to keep going. I ended up skimming the last 1/3 of the book and felt I missed nothing except more time wasted reading about every lilac scent or car sound that existed as the characters were going about their lives. It's a great strategy if you use it sparingly, but when overused, it seems like nothing more than ego and feels like no more than sheer agony.
I would NOT read this book again. It was a great idea but too many unnecessary details that bogged it down. For 450+ pages, it could easily have been half that and still accomplished its purpose - probably in a better fashion. I'd give the author another chance, and hope that she had a better editor next time.
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