Yvon

Who would've thought that memoirs could be so entertaining

Dnf at chapter 1.

Like most classics I've read before: boring. Maybe the genre is not for me and i should give up on it

5 stars bcz i dont have anything to complain about

Honestly, i would've given this 2 stars for the suspense and the plot twist at the very end, but no.

During the whole book i hated everyone. The MC is a disrespectful homewrecker, the love interest is a cheating husband, and Verity was portrayed as the most detestable human being on earth. The characterization is also lacking, i dont even know what they look like.

Also the romance has misogynistic undertones. 2 women sexually obsessed w a man fighting over his attention? “He fucked me like I was his virgin”??

I'd say this book is overall mid and cliche but the last chapter made me realize that the moral of the story can be interpreted in more than one way.

The good: Even though im not a fan of sci-fi it wasn't too hard to read and understand what was going on. Its a battle of good vs evil, but what exactly was the good and what was the evil? The hero, Meg, is a young girl full of flaws and big emotions. The bad guy, is the “brain” who just wants everyone to be the same, perfect, sticking to a format, assuming thats how equality can be achieved. But Meg wins bcz she realizes “hey im a human with a soul and i cant change that and that's ok”. I really liked this message.

The bad: Can someone explain why poor Calvin got involved? Poor boy was just used to comfort Meg (even though he had issues of his own). Then the genius little boy Charles Wallace....another prop. And this might be just me but the bible verses made no sense.

Overall: not outstanding and very cliche, but the ending and the message of the story were good. Quick effortless read too