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A review by s4fe_sound
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
3.0
3.5/5
Honestly, this was not all too bad!
On the other hand, I was noticing some issues that really started to get to me the further I got into the book -
(why is everyone wearing something funky? they don’t HAVE to be all that dramatic, right? I mean, what’s the thing about leopard print bras and neon green briefs and bright orange lipstick and purple hair? I guess it would be appropriate for a specific character, but the author makes every single character this annoying dramatic thing.. smh. he makes it really clear that he tries too hard to be funny or something
Okay. Thanks for hearing me out. Back to the review.)
However, despite all that, I can’t remember being so invested while reading a contemporary. It was lighthearted, fun and witty. The characters were unique (except the repeating styles-) and I fell in love with some of them (can Lucy be my bestie??).
I hate one specific character, Paolo, but I can’t help but sympathise with him. I can see his perspective and the reason why he acts the way he does, despite me not agreeing with him. That says a bit about the depth built in that one character, which I really like. A great character.
Although, I have to admit that the crime aspect of the story, a girl gone missing, is really out of place. It serves no purpose to the story, whatsoever, and I forgot from time to time that it was even a thing. I was more invested in Dade and his drama, rather than the one side plot that got mentioned every 20 pages. How she went missing and where they found her didn’t ‘wow’ me, and rather made me skip a paragraph to go back to what really interested me.
I will definitely reread it for the purpose of laughs or the memories I made while reading it last time, not to mention my rants throughout the book in form of pen and highlights.
Would recommend if you liked the books Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High and Rainbow Road by Alex Sánchez.
Honestly, this was not all too bad!
On the other hand, I was noticing some issues that really started to get to me the further I got into the book -
(why is everyone wearing something funky? they don’t HAVE to be all that dramatic, right? I mean, what’s the thing about leopard print bras and neon green briefs and bright orange lipstick and purple hair? I guess it would be appropriate for a specific character, but the author makes every single character this annoying dramatic thing.. smh. he makes it really clear that he tries too hard to be funny or something
Okay. Thanks for hearing me out. Back to the review.)
However, despite all that, I can’t remember being so invested while reading a contemporary. It was lighthearted, fun and witty. The characters were unique (except the repeating styles-) and I fell in love with some of them (can Lucy be my bestie??).
I hate one specific character, Paolo, but I can’t help but sympathise with him. I can see his perspective and the reason why he acts the way he does, despite me not agreeing with him. That says a bit about the depth built in that one character, which I really like. A great character.
Although, I have to admit that the crime aspect of the story, a girl gone missing, is really out of place. It serves no purpose to the story, whatsoever, and I forgot from time to time that it was even a thing. I was more invested in Dade and his drama, rather than the one side plot that got mentioned every 20 pages. How she went missing and where they found her didn’t ‘wow’ me, and rather made me skip a paragraph to go back to what really interested me.
I will definitely reread it for the purpose of laughs or the memories I made while reading it last time, not to mention my rants throughout the book in form of pen and highlights.
Would recommend if you liked the books Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High and Rainbow Road by Alex Sánchez.