Joan S. (happyface) - , reviewed on 9/13/2014 + 46 more book reviews

Maybe my expectation was just too great, given all the 'hype' this book has received recently, but I was not as impressed as so many others seem to be. The characters seems a little contrived and the dialog was really weird a lot of the time. Now I confess, I don't spend a whole lot of time around teenagers these days, so maybe they really do talk to each other like they do in this book. If so, I'm rather impressed with the intellectual level hinted at, but the expression of that intelligence is obscure and downright dumb. Consequently, my involvement with each character was rather shallow, and although it was hinted that I would need a box of tissues to finish the book, I didn't have much trouble holding on to my tears. I just didn't connect. But the writing was mostly good and I'd be willing to give this author another shot.

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