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I too desire to just go straight to the west of the sun and fade into the desert

bit of a brainless listen to get me through laundry and housework. Alex Finke did the best with the material provided but overall it's just uninteresting

The book works as a conventional romcom story and has few good moments. I guess I'm not made to read romance stories, I'd enjoy it more if it's in movie form.

3.5 rounded down

Reading this book is like scrolling through a Pinterest mood board - pleasing on the eye, but hollow. Also too long for it's own good. Not to mention one particular part is unnecessarily racist

Don't get why Love gave Joe this book as I expected better from her

This book had me questioned my own morals and my understanding of what others perceive to be moralistic. It is easy to follow (for a layperson like I am) but certainly leaves room for further speculation and serves as a good starting point on my quest to understand humans and our society at large.

This would've been a better story if the main white character wasn't so insufferable and borderline obsessive

I really enjoyed this book. A family drama superbly narrated. Extra credits for that gripping ending.

4/5. Overall fun to read. First half is confusing in a good way, second half is written very nicely.

4+/5. What a delicious read! I saw the movie a few years before so I kind of knew the gist of what's gonna happen, but the ‘gotcha' moment turned out so much better than I expected. I was played like a fool and I loved it. The final chapters I feel were a bit dragged out but fitting nonetheless.

P/S: The movie adaptation was casted PERFECTLY. Picturing Ben Affleck as Nick made the experience so much more thrilling.

2/5. Pages after pages I was waiting for the tension to build up, for the fire to burn, but instead of flaming, somewhere midway I realized that it was only going to fizzle out. The generational drama is unfortunately kept to the surface level, lost in an abundance of side characters that I feel should not have been given that much attention. Family drama is my favorite genre, shame to say that this book doesn't deliver.

2.5/5.

I finished this book unconvinced of why the main characters feel the need to be so attached to one another, despite their numerous professions of love. Maybe that's the purpose of the story, that they're young and confused about their feelings. I also believe that their toxic tendencies truly deserve each other.

The writing is simplistic, VERY attentive to details, almost movie-script like. Many important plotlines are glossed over and unexplained. I do feel there's something left to be desired and hope that the TV show can tell the story better.