pickThanks @Megabooks for the #SeveredBuddyRead and thanks to my friend @Reviewsbylola for gifting me this book. The more I read, the more I appreciated the subtle social commentaries & insights Ling Ma was taking. While this story wasn‘t exactly original it managed to keep me engaged & curious to see the conclusion. And that‘s where she failed☹️The abrupt ending felt lazy instead of literary, which might show her debut status. 3.5 stars 👇🏽
Cinfhen #MoreYeahThanMeh 💕 5y
Megabooks Yes!! The ending sucked. And the book was under 300 pages, so she easily could‘ve written 50 more and fleshed out the ending better. And, I tried to fit this in my review, but for a small group, some of the secondary characters weren‘t as well fleshed out either. I mean Emily St. John Mandel did a way better job. And she had more characters. I realize the books aren‘t getting at exactly the same point, but I can‘t help but draw parallels. 5y
Reviewsbylola I still really loved this one. Just the type of dystopian fiction I love!! 5y
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Hooked_on_books I agree about the ending. But I did really enjoy the book otherwise. 5y
Cinfhen I really enjoyed the book and will definitely read more from this author @Hooked_on_books @Reviewsbylola I loved all the cultural references and she had a witty tone that I liked too. I just get frustrated by that type of “lazy” ending after the rest of the novel was written so well. 5y
Hooked_on_books I‘ve always thought writing book endings is difficult. I feel like some authors just don‘t excel at it and/or some stories are hard to end. I wonder if that‘s what this book suffered from. 5y
Cinfhen I think the “perfect” ending is an art form and establishes the better writers @Hooked_on_books 5y
Cinfhen But when you leave a book with an ambiguous ending when you clearly have more to say it frustrates me @Hooked_on_books but that‘s my personal pet peeve 5y
Hooked_on_books I can see that. I fully respect reading pet peeves. I definitely have my own! 5y
Cinfhen Thanks @Hooked_on_books I‘d like to hear your reading pet peeves 😂 5y
Hooked_on_books The one I can think of off the top of my head is when we know the character has uncovered some information that‘s vital to understanding the situation (usually in a mystery) but it‘s hidden from the reader. When it‘s held back just for a few pages, that‘s fine, but when it isn‘t revealed for several chapters it pisses me off. 5y
Cinfhen Ugh; I hear you @Hooked_on_books my other reading pet peeve is the TOTAL SUSPICION OF BELIEF to drive a plot 🙄 5y
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