Gina S. (gina329) - reviewed on 1/16/2014 + 27 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

After reading this book I felt like I'd been on a long, dark, painfully slow and uneventful journey that took me nowhere. I hesitate to give it less than 3 stars simply because at times I did enjoy the book and had the feeling it was going to be a memorable story. As it turns out, by the halfway point I was bored and quickly becoming uninterested. On a positive note, I thought the author had a beautiful style of writing and a lovely way with words. However, I did find it somewhat overly descriptive, and the lack of quotation marks when a character spoke was annoying.
Probably the biggest issue I had with the book was the lack of connection to the characters. There was very little verbal exchange between the characters and not enough character development to feel like I "knew" them. Without these things it's hard for me to care about them or what happens to them.
Other reviewers have mentioned that it is slow paced. It is. I also quickly tired of the detailed, mundane, repetitiveness of the day to day life. That, combined with my frustration with the characters and the absence of any significant happenings had me closing the book several times. I was sadly disappointed in this book and actually had to force myself to finish it.(less

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