Jessica
Writing is over-wrought and pretentious and repetitive. Plot is SLOOOOOW until <spoiler>suddenly 1000 reveals from characters we don't know or understand with motivations that are non-sensical, or characters that we do (theoretically) know and understand but we just weren't told this massive major thing. A jail break that requires Ocean's Eleven style organization. Massive rip-offs from Forest Gump and Shawshank.</spoiler> Started thinking I should DNF around 30% the way through, and just absolutely hate-read the last 30%. Wasn't willing to not know the 'ending', but literally nothing in this book made sense or rang true. Just absolutely maudlin tripe until the end.
Writing is over-wrought and pretentious and repetitive. Plot is SLOOOOOW until <spoiler>suddenly 1000 reveals from characters we don't know or understand with motivations that are non-sensical, or characters that we do (theoretically) know and understand but we just weren't told this massive major thing. A jail break that requires Ocean's Eleven style organization. Massive rip-offs from Forest Gump and Shawshank.</spoiler> Started thinking I should DNF around 30% the way through, and just absolutely hate-read the last 30%. Wasn't willing to not know the 'ending', but literally nothing in this book made sense or rang true. Just absolutely maudlin tripe until the end.