Kelsey
It was impossible for me to tell if I loved or hated this book... and to me, that must mean it was love. At the start, it felt a bit like the author was trying too hard to accomplish a certain type of style (I want to say she was going for a Crime and Punishment sorta thing, but what do I know). After a while, though, she finally settled in and it seemed a bit more natural.
Once I got past that hump, the reading experience was actually quite nice if you can get past the ever-present themes of infidelity and sexual abuse. (Somewhat of an aside as it's not entirely this book's fault, but WHY DO WE NOT GET TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR BOOKS LIKE THIS?!)
Anyways.
A lot of this one hit way too close to home for me, and I probably wouldn't recommend it to any of my friends. So why 4 starts? I appreciate a book that can do that... a book that's not for the faint of heart. It was powerful.
I just never want to see or hear about it ever again.
It was impossible for me to tell if I loved or hated this book... and to me, that must mean it was love. At the start, it felt a bit like the author was trying too hard to accomplish a certain type of style (I want to say she was going for a Crime and Punishment sorta thing, but what do I know). After a while, though, she finally settled in and it seemed a bit more natural.
Once I got past that hump, the reading experience was actually quite nice if you can get past the ever-present themes of infidelity and sexual abuse. (Somewhat of an aside as it's not entirely this book's fault, but WHY DO WE NOT GET TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR BOOKS LIKE THIS?!)
Anyways.
A lot of this one hit way too close to home for me, and I probably wouldn't recommend it to any of my friends. So why 4 starts? I appreciate a book that can do that... a book that's not for the faint of heart. It was powerful.
I just never want to see or hear about it ever again.