Adam and Braeden think they're boring.
I guess this goes to show that my mom and sisters' opinions matter. (Would you want those women mad at you? Their combined willpower would melt steel.)
I read this:
It was a Pulitzer Prize winner.
I love every Newberry Prize winner I've ever read. Pulitzer Prize winners often disappoint me. (With a few notable exceptions. Looking at you, To Kill a Mockingbird.)
As I read, I realized maybe the problem with this book (besides being so long and dense that it took me forever to read and I had to pay an overdue fee at the library) was that it was written by a man.
(Adam and Braeden already hate these book review posts--might as well go all out and offend men everywhere.)
Books by men are often more crude and have worse language than those written by women. I don't know why. There were whole sections I skimmed because some of the characters (who were supposed to be despicable, but I think that could have been demonstrated in other ways) were crass.
Also, while there was no real happy ending, a "resolution" of sorts came when the main and likable character beat up two of the unlikable characters and the third (really) unlikable character drowned.
It seemed like an ending a man would come up with. (A woman would have everyone talk at length.)
Now, for the lame book review part of this post: It's set in Empire Falls, Maine. It's about a man who's lived there all his life. He was at something of a crossroads in his life and I kept reading, despite the at times crude language, because I was really pulling for him and wanted to know what he would do. There were other likable characters and a whole lot of interesting characters and I think I liked it too because I like small towns. So I don't know if I recommend it or not. How good are you at skimming?
2 comments:
Keep the book reviews. I almost always get a book idea from them.
Thank you for the book review. I miss your star system though. How many stars for this one?
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