Valentine
The plot had the potential of being really great, but unfortunately the writing was a little juvenile. There was too much of a focus on body shaming, a lot of repetition of details that weren’t important enough to be said more than once or twice, and over-simplifying of plot points that could have been expanded upon to make the story more engaging. The chapters were each so short it made the story feel choppy, and the book didn’t become a real attention grabber until the last four chapters.
The plot had the potential of being really great, but unfortunately the writing was a little juvenile. There was too much of a focus on body shaming, a lot of repetition of details that weren’t important enough to be said more than once or twice, and over-simplifying of plot points that could have been expanded upon to make the story more engaging. The chapters were each so short it made the story feel choppy, and the book didn’t become a real attention grabber until the last four chapters.
Though I love most of Murakami’s other novels, this one just didn’t do it for me. There was too much repetition, and the character development left a lot to be desired. At times it felt like the writing was happening for the sake of reaching a word count rather than to make a full, comprehensive novel. A lot of details repeated in great detail, but didn’t seem to be relevant to furthering the story along in any way.
Though I love most of Murakami’s other novels, this one just didn’t do it for me. There was too much repetition, and the character development left a lot to be desired. At times it felt like the writing was happening for the sake of reaching a word count rather than to make a full, comprehensive novel. A lot of details repeated in great detail, but didn’t seem to be relevant to furthering the story along in any way.
Though I love most of Murakami’s other novels, this one just didn’t do it for me. There was too much repetition, and the character development left a lot to be desired. At times it felt like the writing was happening for the sake of reaching a word count rather than to make a full, comprehensive novel. A lot of details repeated in great detail, but didn’t seem to be relevant to furthering the story along in any way.
Though I love most of Murakami’s other novels, this one just didn’t do it for me. There was too much repetition, and the character development left a lot to be desired. At times it felt like the writing was happening for the sake of reaching a word count rather than to make a full, comprehensive novel. A lot of details repeated in great detail, but didn’t seem to be relevant to furthering the story along in any way.