Kelsey
The first half was a bit of a slog as I don't particularly care about the ins and outs of the advertising business, but once we got to the nitty gritty personal stuff, I was quite into it.
My biggest problem (and the reason it took me so long to get through this one, outside of the fact that I was moving this month) was the Gilmore Girls-style dialogue. It felt a bit like it was trying too hard to be witty... no one actually talks like that. The characters were too quirky for my taste.
On the whole, it was fine. Redeemed mainly by the fact that it covered some deeper themes about the human experience (grief, family dynamics, dissatisfaction with work, etc.) that offset the lack of believability everywhere else.
The first half was a bit of a slog as I don't particularly care about the ins and outs of the advertising business, but once we got to the nitty gritty personal stuff, I was quite into it.
My biggest problem (and the reason it took me so long to get through this one, outside of the fact that I was moving this month) was the Gilmore Girls-style dialogue. It felt a bit like it was trying too hard to be witty... no one actually talks like that. The characters were too quirky for my taste.
On the whole, it was fine. Redeemed mainly by the fact that it covered some deeper themes about the human experience (grief, family dynamics, dissatisfaction with work, etc.) that offset the lack of believability everywhere else.