A review by laurab2125
Early Work, by Andrew Martin
2.0
I think I'm not the intended audience for this book; I'm old enough to not find much entertainment in reading about a late-20's aged dude who spends his life wanting to be a writer, but instead mostly is high, drunk and cheating on his medical-student/writer girlfriend. Some of the writing was engaging, but I never cared about the protagonist, Peter.
The book, written in several parts, goes between a first-person story told by Peter and third person telling of some of Leslie's backstory. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if that were flipped? Leslie is, at least to me, the far more intriguing character in this book. And we never learn enough about Peter's girlfriend Julia to really care all that much about her, either.
So, in a word.... eh.
The book, written in several parts, goes between a first-person story told by Peter and third person telling of some of Leslie's backstory. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if that were flipped? Leslie is, at least to me, the far more intriguing character in this book. And we never learn enough about Peter's girlfriend Julia to really care all that much about her, either.
So, in a word.... eh.