Helpful Score: 13
I was not a huge fan of Girls in Trucks. I picked up it because it sounded really interesting. Unfortunately I found the writing to be rather weak. The story jumped around in time without any sort of rhyme or reason. The author would explore side stories with secondary characters, but they were never really fleshed out. I thought the side stories were rather out of place and pointless. Overall, the book just felt like a jumbled mess.
Helpful Score: 12
I didn't find much about this book to really like. The overall concept was interesting and had potential. The author is certainly very capable of writing an intensely interesting book. But I expect more from story.
Perhaps it is the aura of 'literature' that really makes this book lame. Or at least this author's vision of literary fiction. The abundance of hopelessness gets wearing. I didn't enjoy watching this 'good gir' make so many 'bad choices'. The book cover boasts the word 'charming....', this is anything but.
Perhaps it is the aura of 'literature' that really makes this book lame. Or at least this author's vision of literary fiction. The abundance of hopelessness gets wearing. I didn't enjoy watching this 'good gir' make so many 'bad choices'. The book cover boasts the word 'charming....', this is anything but.
Helpful Score: 9
Very strange book. Choppy sentences, etc. Skips around a lot and just kind of ends things abruptly and starts something new. Main character isn't that likeable, drinks a lot, smokes a lot, sleeps around a lot, a bit clueless, not even sure what she was doing or where she was going or wanted to go. A topic would be brought up and then resolved in a paragraph or two. Very hard to explain, but it was just overall an odd book.
Helpful Score: 8
This book was depressing. Lots of "F" bombs, drugs & drinking and an overall gloom. If this is pitched as real life...then maybe I'm sheltered. As someone that lives in the South...I don't usually run into people this sad. Enjoyed the style of writing and how the author moved from future to past. If you are reading this book to get a glimpse into Southern "Debs"...then pick another unless you like to read about nameless "one night stands" and alcoholics. One only truly enjoyed one chapter, "Bitsy's List" (think that's the name). I took me by surprise the way it was written but is so true...you can't simply replace someone.
This was a beach read for me and it definitely fit the smutty/ brainless list.
This was a beach read for me and it definitely fit the smutty/ brainless list.
Helpful Score: 6
Sarah is a debutante from South Carolina. While she has the title, shes never really fit well into Charleston society. As she grows up and away from her southern life, by moving to New York, she experiences the ups and downs of becoming an adult. We get to follow her through all of this, from a young child to a mother.
I really liked this book. It was witty and comforting in a weird way. I did find that it jumped around a bit, and there were some things that I would have liked answered that werent. But I loved the story. Crouch has a way to make you laugh at a situation that you really shouldnt be laughing at. I think that most women have been in bad relationships, and so on some level we can all connect with what Sarah is going through.
A truly great piece of Chick Lit. One that is easy to read and really makes you think.
I really liked this book. It was witty and comforting in a weird way. I did find that it jumped around a bit, and there were some things that I would have liked answered that werent. But I loved the story. Crouch has a way to make you laugh at a situation that you really shouldnt be laughing at. I think that most women have been in bad relationships, and so on some level we can all connect with what Sarah is going through.
A truly great piece of Chick Lit. One that is easy to read and really makes you think.
