Book review: Reader, I dumped him.
5/10 for Reader, I dumped him by Lorelei Mathias
The sound of the break-up club had me filled with expectations about what this book would be but the story that unfolded in front of me was completely different. And didn't quite deliver on what it promised.
For starters, I really struggled to get into it. The prose felt really heavy for this type of story. I usually expect light prose that makes it fluent to read but still can pack a punch. This time it seemed to slow the story down, couldn't capture me and also made it really hard to connect with the characters.
The characters itself were another bother. They seemed to have no real purpose, just like the plot itself didn't seem to have a direction it was going, and it felt like they were just muddling along. I was constantly waiting for a peak in the story line and it never came.
What it comes down to is that this story felt like too much of a portrayal of what happens in real life. And though fiction depicts some alternate version of real life its purpose it to make it sound exciting. Because we all know that we love to turn to fiction because real life can be dull (even when it's eventful).I swear this reasoning made sense in my head.
This story is a celebration of the people that bring you back to life when your world closes in: your mates.
Relationships come and go, but the Break-up Club membership never truly expires.
Holly Braithwaite and loveable loser Lawrence have been together for five years. But the obvious cracks in their relationship can no longer be ignored and Holly soon finds herself saying ‘it’s not you, it’s me.’
In the shock aftermath of their break up, Holly finds unlikely companions in Olivia, Harry and Bella. Together, they form the Break-up Club, as they support each other through their mutual melancholy and find ways to love, laugh and function as human beings again.
Break-up Club meets every Sunday. Each week, as the comedy and drama unfolds, they discover a new BUC ‘rule’. And, one by one, the rules become vital markers on their journey to recovery . . .
‘BREAK-UP CLUB’
To our members, we’re the first emergency service
Source: Goodreads
The Break-up club sounded like such a brilliant and quirky idea. And the one thing that intrigued me to pick up this book is eventually what was only present on the background.
The sound of the break-up club had me filled with expectations about what this book would be but the story that unfolded in front of me was completely different. And didn't quite deliver on what it promised.
For starters, I really struggled to get into it. The prose felt really heavy for this type of story. I usually expect light prose that makes it fluent to read but still can pack a punch. This time it seemed to slow the story down, couldn't capture me and also made it really hard to connect with the characters.
The characters itself were another bother. They seemed to have no real purpose, just like the plot itself didn't seem to have a direction it was going, and it felt like they were just muddling along. I was constantly waiting for a peak in the story line and it never came.
What it comes down to is that this story felt like too much of a portrayal of what happens in real life. And though fiction depicts some alternate version of real life its purpose it to make it sound exciting. Because we all know that we love to turn to fiction because real life can be dull (even when it's eventful).
Few things more disappointing than a disappointing book!!
ReplyDeleteCheers from Germany.
Too true!
DeleteGreeting back from Belgium ;)