Everfair

DNF - PG 25

Why?

I love the idea of the book, I was even prepared for the book being more like a series of vignettes than an actual novel. What I wasn't prepared for was the writing style. I've always thought that writing style should be almost invisible, kind of like the studs in a house: obviously there by the house being able to stand, but unseen because of the walls and other furnishing. The fact is, the writing style in this book is one that left me constantly mentally editing the writing and that simple fact was what made this book pretty much impossible for me to continue. (I've done this before with writing styles that are just too jarring.) I do deeply love the idea, but it just wasn't for me.