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The Twitter Diaries: 2 Cities, 1 Friendship, 140 Characters by Georgie Thompson, Imogen Lloyd Webber
katrien6's review against another edition
0.5
Ongelooflijk saai.
Eerst en vooral bestond het verhaal niet uit tweets, maar uit direct messages, wat volledig anders is en het niet nodig is om handles te gebruiken ipv gewoon mensen hun voornaam. @AnchorMan had het hele boek lang geen naam, dus je wordt niet bepaald in het verhaal gezogen.
Schrijfstijl niet vreselijk, maar inhoud totaal oninteressant. Voordurend genderstereotiepen en relatiestereotiepen. De twee personages sturen ook geen berichten alsof ze elkaar net ontmoeten en elkaar beginnen te leren kennen, maar alsof ze elkaar al lang kennen en alsof ze bellen (las als spreektaal).
Eerst en vooral bestond het verhaal niet uit tweets, maar uit direct messages, wat volledig anders is en het niet nodig is om handles te gebruiken ipv gewoon mensen hun voornaam. @AnchorMan had het hele boek lang geen naam, dus je wordt niet bepaald in het verhaal gezogen.
Schrijfstijl niet vreselijk, maar inhoud totaal oninteressant. Voordurend genderstereotiepen en relatiestereotiepen. De twee personages sturen ook geen berichten alsof ze elkaar net ontmoeten en elkaar beginnen te leren kennen, maar alsof ze elkaar al lang kennen en alsof ze bellen (las als spreektaal).
dtrumps's review against another edition
3.0
Two British women (one living in America, the other in London) meet one New Year’s Eve and click instantly, and begin a Twitter-centric friendship during the following year. I didn’t get a lot of the British slang and references (despite the fact that I’ve read tons of British-themed books), so it was kind of hard starting off, but it was very good, funny and short. I didn’t want to stop reading. 3.5/5
denisejochems's review
It’s really hard and slow to read because of all the tweets. The storyline wasn’t really interesting.
jankmammal's review
1.0
I gave up at 12% as I couldn't deal with reading about these vapid self-obsessed fashionistas any more. Gah.
ihamster's review
2.0
I am sure there are readers out there who would appreciate this fun, easy read. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
I loved the format of the book, from the Twitter-style writing to the month-by-month chapters. However, the authors could have done so much more with the characters. The two main characters often came off as teenagers, as they dealt with drama after drama, rather than the 30-somethings that they are. I would have loved to hear more about who they are over what they are doing.
I loved the format of the book, from the Twitter-style writing to the month-by-month chapters. However, the authors could have done so much more with the characters. The two main characters often came off as teenagers, as they dealt with drama after drama, rather than the 30-somethings that they are. I would have loved to hear more about who they are over what they are doing.
freshpageonthedesk's review against another edition
2.0
Although the idea of reading an entire story in Twitter messages seems very exciting, the story is just nothing special. It´s not bad, just not that interesting. I also just don´t see the point of referring to other characters with their Twitter names if the messages are private.
This book could have been so much more.
This book could have been so much more.
themochachapters's review
1.0
@twitterdiaries
Although a great concept, the story was boring and very hard to get into.
Although a great concept, the story was boring and very hard to get into.
swalls95's review
Very bland story line, the characters were quite realistic, it had a decent layout but I wouldn't read the book again.
frankiemia4's review
3.0
The story follows a year in the lives of two 30-somethings, Stella Cavill and Tuesday Fields, who meet at a New Years Eve party.
The majority of the novel has a sort of modern epistolary narrative, told through the tweets between the two women. To maintain accuracy, the author stuck to the 140 character limit of each tweet. Although this kept the pace of the conversation, many details and background characters
had very little depth. However, I did grow fond of the two protagonists, even when the plot lacked a bit of substance.
I wanted an easy holiday read and that’s exactly what it is. A feel good book, for sure.
The majority of the novel has a sort of modern epistolary narrative, told through the tweets between the two women. To maintain accuracy, the author stuck to the 140 character limit of each tweet. Although this kept the pace of the conversation, many details and background characters
had very little depth. However, I did grow fond of the two protagonists, even when the plot lacked a bit of substance.
I wanted an easy holiday read and that’s exactly what it is. A feel good book, for sure.