I've been in a bad reading slump and I thought this book would be perfect to end it. Written by David Levithan, in what seemed to me a style almost like poetry and with photographs, what could go wrong? Well, as short as the book was, it took me almost a month to get through it. It didn't grab me or captivate me in any way. I found the story to be just flat. The main character was the only one that seemed to show a bit more depth, but I still couldn't connect or find myself to care for any of these characters. The crossed-over bits became almost annoying, having whole pages of text crossed-over did not appeal to me.
Also, in the acknowledgments, the author explains that he would write the story as the photos were sent to him, he would basically write a piece of the story for every photo he received at any given moment. And that showed in the final product, because you could feel some parts were disconnected or even unecessary.
The ending just left me completely unsatisfied. A "Is that it?" kinda feeling.
Anyway, this book did not work for me. I'll still keep an eye out for David Levithan's other works.
Also, in the acknowledgments, the author explains that he would write the story as the photos were sent to him, he would basically write a piece of the story for every photo he received at any given moment. And that showed in the final product, because you could feel some parts were disconnected or even unecessary.
The ending just left me completely unsatisfied. A "Is that it?" kinda feeling.
Anyway, this book did not work for me. I'll still keep an eye out for David Levithan's other works.
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I have been in a bad reading slump and I thought this book would be perfect to end it. Written by David Levithan, in what seemed me a style almost like poetry and with photographs, what could go wrong? Well, as short as the book was, it took me almost a month to get through it. It didn't grab me or captivate my attention in any way. I found the story to be just flat. The main character was the only one that seemed to show a bit more depth, but I still couldn't connect or find myself to care for any of these characters. The crossed-over bits became almost annoying, having whole pages of text crossed-over did not appeal me.
Also, in the acknowledgements, the author explains that he would write the story as the photos were sent to him, he would basically write a piece of the story for every photo he received at any given moment. And that showed in the final product because you could feel some parts were disconnected or even unnecessary.
The ending just left me completely unsatisfied. A "Is that it?" kinda feeling.
Anyway, this book did not work for me. I'll still keep an eye out for David Levithan's other works.
Also, in the acknowledgements, the author explains that he would write the story as the photos were sent to him, he would basically write a piece of the story for every photo he received at any given moment. And that showed in the final product because you could feel some parts were disconnected or even unnecessary.
The ending just left me completely unsatisfied. A "Is that it?" kinda feeling.
Anyway, this book did not work for me. I'll still keep an eye out for David Levithan's other works.
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