A review by astoriareader
Either/Or by Elif Batuman

slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

1.0

MY THOUGHTS
  • I blindly went into this book, as I kept seeing praise & good reviews for it. Apparently, it’s a sequel.
  • This book DRAGS at such a slow pace. It also is not structured well, and it has extremely long chapters.
  • Pedantic, pretentious. No idea why so many college lectures & quotes from other books are in this?? 
  • Felt absolutely no connection to the main character.
  • Tries to be a coming-of-age story if a Harvard student in her sophomore year.
  • I have no idea how I finished this book.
  • This is the most boring fictional book that I’ve read. 

TL;DR: ⭐️this took me 9 days to finish 😂i usually fly through books. the most boring fictional book that i’ve ever read. 
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