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A review by emleemay
The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
2.0
This book is for a very specific type of reader.
A reader who likes lots of weird imagery and strange writing. Possibly those drawn to the books of Nova Ren Suma. And those who enjoy not knowing what the hell is going on or what is even actually happening until the last few chapters of the book. I am not that type of reader.
[b:The Accident Season|23346358|The Accident Season|Moïra Fowley-Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428338423s/23346358.jpg|42905086] is a little like [b:We Were Liars|16143347|We Were Liars|E. Lockhart|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402749479s/16143347.jpg|21975829] and [b:Charm & Strange|16045088|Charm & Strange|Stephanie Kuehn|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1363712741s/16045088.jpg|19056527], but far more boring. I was warned about the weird writing style and it didn't bother me so much, but it could not make up for the complete lack of plot (i.e. random weirdness) for 90% of the book.
It will be obvious to most readers that a twist/reveal is coming. It must be, right? Because what else could account for all this build and no action? So, when it happened, I thought "Oh, there it is" and really wasn't surprised. It's the kind of book where it's a little too obvious that the author is trying to be clever, so I was waiting for the cleverness to announce itself.
Weird magical realism books covering up a realistic issue aren't that different anymore.
The story is about a girl called Cara and her family. In October, her family become inexplicably accident prone. They hide sharp objects, stay inside, and try to avoid catastrophe in any way possible. The book opens with Cara noticing that a girl called Elsie is in all her pictures - maybe just a few strands of hair or a shadow in the background, but she is in every single one. Weird, huh?
But the next 250 pages get weirder and weirder, offering no explanation until the very end of the book. This might sound compelling, but honestly it wasn't. It was just strange and boring. We start to hear about witches and mermaids and none of it makes a damn bit of sense for a long time.
Also, ick:
Like this book wasn't weird enough...
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A reader who likes lots of weird imagery and strange writing. Possibly those drawn to the books of Nova Ren Suma. And those who enjoy not knowing what the hell is going on or what is even actually happening until the last few chapters of the book. I am not that type of reader.
[b:The Accident Season|23346358|The Accident Season|Moïra Fowley-Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428338423s/23346358.jpg|42905086] is a little like [b:We Were Liars|16143347|We Were Liars|E. Lockhart|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402749479s/16143347.jpg|21975829] and [b:Charm & Strange|16045088|Charm & Strange|Stephanie Kuehn|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1363712741s/16045088.jpg|19056527], but far more boring. I was warned about the weird writing style and it didn't bother me so much, but it could not make up for the complete lack of plot (i.e. random weirdness) for 90% of the book.
It will be obvious to most readers that a twist/reveal is coming. It must be, right? Because what else could account for all this build and no action? So, when it happened, I thought "Oh, there it is" and really wasn't surprised. It's the kind of book where it's a little too obvious that the author is trying to be clever, so I was waiting for the cleverness to announce itself.
Weird magical realism books covering up a realistic issue aren't that different anymore.
The story is about a girl called Cara and her family. In October, her family become inexplicably accident prone. They hide sharp objects, stay inside, and try to avoid catastrophe in any way possible. The book opens with Cara noticing that a girl called Elsie is in all her pictures - maybe just a few strands of hair or a shadow in the background, but she is in every single one. Weird, huh?
But the next 250 pages get weirder and weirder, offering no explanation until the very end of the book. This might sound compelling, but honestly it wasn't. It was just strange and boring. We start to hear about witches and mermaids and none of it makes a damn bit of sense for a long time.
Also, ick:
"Every time I want to kiss you, I tell myself you're my little sister and I shouldn't want that because it's fucked-up and wrong."
The anger in his quiet voice surprises me. "Does it work?"
Sam looks right into my eyes like he's testing himself. "No."
Like this book wasn't weird enough...
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