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2.5 stars
first of all, i didnât know about the tweet but iâm glad some people who like this book have found it through a tweet!
secondly, this book felt a bit⦠gimmicky? like i enjoyed it occasionally but a lot of it just felt half done. it read more like a fun idea for a story than an actual finished book. i didnât really care for the half explanations of the sci fi threads, and the central relationship was justâthere. which isnât a compliment for a relationship⦠i think it suffered from tell, not show
first of all, i didnât know about the tweet but iâm glad some people who like this book have found it through a tweet!
secondly, this book felt a bit⦠gimmicky? like i enjoyed it occasionally but a lot of it just felt half done. it read more like a fun idea for a story than an actual finished book. i didnât really care for the half explanations of the sci fi threads, and the central relationship was justâthere. which isnât a compliment for a relationship⦠i think it suffered from tell, not show
This was a two star read for the first 60% because I didnât know what the heck was going on (and also generally Iâm not a fan of letter exchange as a plot device), but really came together in the back half. I donât think Iâd recommend it to anyone who isnât into pretty experimental prose, but I think in the end it does something cool and made me feel something and Iâll award points for that in my reviews.
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