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A review by readwithpitties
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
3.0
Thank you NetGalley for a free copy of this book for a review!
- I struggled to give this a book a 3, because in reality it was more of a 3.5. I had high hopes for this book after reading some other fellow readers review but i have to say it didn't hold up that well for me. I was intrigued about Anna and her father right away, wanting to know more about her fathers secret life and what they did together. That fell short through, and it was disappointing when it jumped right into him missing. I liked the part about Lydia and Anna's relationship i think it brought a soft side to Anna, that we might not have seen other wise. I also liked the connection of the beach to the story, and how she takes Lydia back to the beach which made me have more high hopes for the relationship between Eddy and Anna. But i found this book jumped a lot, and the diving part was awesome and i loved how Anna worked hard to do something girls had never done before but it made me get lost a little bit in the story. I also loved the relationship between Dexter and Anna which i thought there could of been a lot more of in the story! I liked the gangster element but once again i got a little lost in all the story lines happening. The ending also felt like it as kinda tied together quickly just to finis the book, other parts could be taken out to make the ending way better!
- I struggled to give this a book a 3, because in reality it was more of a 3.5. I had high hopes for this book after reading some other fellow readers review but i have to say it didn't hold up that well for me. I was intrigued about Anna and her father right away, wanting to know more about her fathers secret life and what they did together. That fell short through, and it was disappointing when it jumped right into him missing. I liked the part about Lydia and Anna's relationship i think it brought a soft side to Anna, that we might not have seen other wise. I also liked the connection of the beach to the story, and how she takes Lydia back to the beach which made me have more high hopes for the relationship between Eddy and Anna. But i found this book jumped a lot, and the diving part was awesome and i loved how Anna worked hard to do something girls had never done before but it made me get lost a little bit in the story. I also loved the relationship between Dexter and Anna which i thought there could of been a lot more of in the story! I liked the gangster element but once again i got a little lost in all the story lines happening. The ending also felt like it as kinda tied together quickly just to finis the book, other parts could be taken out to make the ending way better!