1.5 The words that came out of me when I finished this book: ugh finally.
I tried to give this book a fair shot. And half way, when I wanted to give up1.5 The words that came out of me when I finished this book: ugh finally.
I tried to give this book a fair shot. And half way, when I wanted to give up, I kept going hoping maybe it will get better. It didn’t. I don’t know how to explain it, but I just could not connect with Circe on any level. Circe as a character annoyed me, I lacked any empathy towards her. It was a book about a side character who was so extremely a side character, and not an endearing one at that, I was wondering why I was reading this book. All she did was meet, have sex with, or fight with the great myths. But those legends like Athena, Odysseus, or Hermes are legends for a reason and Circe is unheard of for a reason.
This whole book gave Madeline Miller trying to create an adult version of the Lightening Thief. Just packing in story after story of Greek gods and it didn’t work. I just started skimming the stories because they had nothing to do with Circe and I really just didn’t give a fuck.
Song of Achilles was beautiful, but this? This was a disaster....more
**spoiler alert** Dude. What the actual fuckery was this? I don't just mean the cannibalism, although that was definitely a questionable thing to writ**spoiler alert** Dude. What the actual fuckery was this? I don't just mean the cannibalism, although that was definitely a questionable thing to write about, but the writing and the plot in general. What. The. Fuck.
Let me lay this out for you: A girl, Maren, is a cannibal and wants everyone's sympathy. She goes to find her dad who also might be a cannibal. Maren meets a cannibal and then leaves and then meets another cannibal! I don't know about you, but I was sitting here thinking cannibalism wasn't one of the things I needed to be scared of in my everyday life. Apparently, I was wrong. Now here is where things start getting even more wack. She and Lee (the second cannibal she encountered) go to find her dad while they are developing feelings for each other (here is where I would like everyone to notice that she eats those she develops feelings for) but they spend the entire book together. They find her dad, her dad is ALSO a cannibal. The first cannibal happens to be her grandfather and now wants to eat Maren. Maren escapes and finds Lee again. They go off and seem to be living a smooth life. Then the grandfather comes back to eat her again! Don't worry tho because Lee eats him. And then Lee and Maren finally have a romantic exchange. And then she eats him. Now she just gives into her cravings and eats men. The End. Did you get all that? Did you follow the intensely weird and stupid plot of this book? Because if you did, you are already doing a whole lot better than I am.
Besides the fucked up nature of the story, the writing SUCKED. Camille DeAngelis would expect us to catch her drift without ever even setting any development up. One second Travis is chill the next he's what? Wanting to be eaten? Wanting to rape Maren? WHAT DID TRAVIS WANT???? And then! One moment Maren's grandfather is so happy to have found her the next he is wanting to eat her? HOW DID MAREN OR ANYONE PICK UP THAT THIS IS WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO! The entire thing just left you feeling stupid. Another example at how poorly writen this was, is the fact that after she eats Lee... what? Nothing? No remorse? No depression? You're telling me we get more of an emotional development from her eating her babysitter at the age of 2 then of her eating the dude she loved? No.
Anyways... I am concerned for the mentality of whoever read this and was like "yeah I want to make a movie out of that". However, it is Timmy, so I will be watching :)...more
are 1.5s a thing? I mean I didn't hate it, but I didn't enjoy any of it either.
This was not a personal pick, but when you are the only kid in AP Liare 1.5s a thing? I mean I didn't hate it, but I didn't enjoy any of it either.
This was not a personal pick, but when you are the only kid in AP Lit that reads, there comes a moment when you must read your teacher's favorite book.
Herland was just so... obvious. Now it's hella dated, so perhaps way back when this was a great piece of feminism lore, but reading it now, there is simply no thinking about it. Yes, men suck. Yes, the patriarchy sucks. Yes, kill all men. Now I love and adore these sentiments, but when they are expressed outright and plainly, there is no room for interpretation and it makes the novel age horribly. I couldn't help but comparing this book to the likes of 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale and how much better they were. This book just missed the mark for me. Too much to say about way too little....more
WARNING Before I write this review, I must advise everyone to wear a hazmat suit, because you're about to feel the very extreme, and maybe deadly, d WARNING Before I write this review, I must advise everyone to wear a hazmat suit, because you're about to feel the very extreme, and maybe deadly, disappointment radiating off of me. Please. Let me save you from it.
Just to let everyone know what they will be reading if they don't heed my warning, Funny You Should Ask is a poorly executed fan-fiction novel. For my After fans who just perked up at that, it is not a sexy, awkward, cringey story about Harry Styles. It is a subdued version of someones daydream about falling in love with a celebrity.
My biggest issue was with the false advertising the book presented. I mean look how fun and sexy the cover is. Yeah yeah, this should teach me to not judge a book by its cover but come on! It's pink, it's fun, and it exudes cleverness and banter! The only thing that was true for the content was that it was pink. The idea was there, but it simply did not deliver. Funny You Should Ask failed on the key thing that makes a romance book good: banter. There was only ogling and love at first sight and eye expressions. I don't think they ever actually had a normal conversation. Basically, the relationship was too insta love for me. There was no development, no banter, and, although she attempts it, no sexual tension.
My second issue was the pacing and organization. My frown could've been turned upside down had Elissa Sussman stuck with a simple part 1: Then and a part 2: Now. The back and forth just cheapened the love and made it so unbelievable. I felt like a lot of stuff wasn't resolved in the end because of the formatting. I wasn't able to fully appreciate either end of the relationship, since neither was given the development we deserved. Honestly, the book just needed to be more dramatic overall. It was too much of Chani's thoughts and not enough actual conversation with Gabe. To put it bluntly, it was a relationship I believe won't last past the final page.
Alright, I feel as though I have given you an apt warning, so you may now take off the hazmat suit and decide whether to proceed with caution or just turn around here....more
Well that was horrible. Cringe. Sappy. John Green wannabe. If you’re eight years old and want a sad book go right ahead and read this, but if you are Well that was horrible. Cringe. Sappy. John Green wannabe. If you’re eight years old and want a sad book go right ahead and read this, but if you are passed the age of eight I would strongly recommend never opening this book. If people recommend it to you either: a) you did something to them and they are spiting you. b) you have horrible taste in friends or c) they are your eight year old cousin. Ugh! Bad. ...more
Ugh. I had such high expectations and ugh. This book lacked all the necessary requirements to be good. It had such a promising plot and characters, buUgh. I had such high expectations and ugh. This book lacked all the necessary requirements to be good. It had such a promising plot and characters, but it failed.
With a title like The Hating Game, you’d expect some form of hate and hateful banter, but honestly I never got that. We get 50 pages of introductions and “lead up” and then 250 more of plain “OmG Do I NoT HatE HiM” which is incredibly annoying. I needed banter, I needed hate, I needed not a book that disappointed my romantic self.
My other problem was this book was undeniably kinky. Now some people enjoy this (Fifty Shades of Grey), but this was like horny teenagers discovering what sex was. It just felt... filthy? I don’t know but it wasn’t good. ...more
OH.MY.GOD. I can't believe how bad this book was. I came in with mediocre expectations, since both my sisters gave it a 3 or 4 star rating. If I had nOH.MY.GOD. I can't believe how bad this book was. I came in with mediocre expectations, since both my sisters gave it a 3 or 4 star rating. If I had not been on a vacation and had other book options I would've ended it at 30%. I never got the vibe "Oh I just NEED to know what happens" I got the vibe "I honestly couldn't care less about what happens". The ending was the most disappointing thing ever! I mean, WHAT?!?! BOOOOOO that's what I say to the ending. I was trying to finish this book on the couch, and after every page I couldn't help but groan of boredom. The fact that my sisters gave this a 3-4 stars makes me question their taste in books. If any of you are looking for that perfect beautiful book that you read a page of and instantly fall asleep, this is your winner!...more
I tried. Ghosts, love, and some crazy, creepy old dude should be a pretty good set up to a book, but I just was not interested. The plot is given awayI tried. Ghosts, love, and some crazy, creepy old dude should be a pretty good set up to a book, but I just was not interested. The plot is given away right off the bat and really, to make it more enticing to read, they should’ve explained the Event first and then the outcome not the other way around. ...more
**spoiler alert** Reasons for my low rating is mostly because my English teacher made us read this before any of the other books. Now some of you migh**spoiler alert** Reasons for my low rating is mostly because my English teacher made us read this before any of the other books. Now some of you might think we'll then your opinion doesn't count. It does, here's why. Me only reading the 3rd book it was still totally predictable! When Mickey finds his father who couldn't guess he was in the tunnels I mean seriously? What would have really made the book interesting would be if Luther was actually a good person or better yet Mickeys dad. But there was no surprise when Luther had something to do with it.
Troy? More like DOY! How could no one see that coming. It was totally obvious that he was putting Mickey up for failure. Especially when he told Mickey to meet him in the square.
Now for the Mickey and Ema that was the only shocker. They didn't get together! That's all I have to say about that....more
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