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A review by melissasherlock87
Sojasoße für Anfänger by Kirstin Chen
2.0
I hate giving bad reviews, but I just really didn't like this book. The main character, Gretchen, was awful, so mean to everyone, without decent reason. I appreciate flawed characters, but she did not evolve throughout the course of the book. She didn't seem to learn anything.The ending was a quick wrap-up, very unsatisfying, and left me feeling like nothing at all had happened. There was no resolution because nothing really happened.
I read another review saying they would've preferred to read this from the perspective of one of the other characters, and I agree. And no doubt they would be talking about what a shit person Gretchen is.
I could've DNF'd this halfway through and never thought about it again.
I do own Kirsten Chen's latest book, Counterfeit, I've heard good things and won't let this dissuade me from reading it.
She does write well, it's just that the story here fell flat for me, which is possibly just personal preference. Unpopular opinion: this has Sally Rooney vibes, in that it's a bit whiney and nothing really happens. So if that's your thing then you might like this!
I read another review saying they would've preferred to read this from the perspective of one of the other characters, and I agree. And no doubt they would be talking about what a shit person Gretchen is.
I could've DNF'd this halfway through and never thought about it again.
I do own Kirsten Chen's latest book, Counterfeit, I've heard good things and won't let this dissuade me from reading it.
She does write well, it's just that the story here fell flat for me, which is possibly just personal preference. Unpopular opinion: this has Sally Rooney vibes, in that it's a bit whiney and nothing really happens. So if that's your thing then you might like this!