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A review by justkellyann
Blowback by Valerie Plame Wilson, Sarah Lovett
2.0
November 4, 2013
I received this book in a First Reads giveaway.
You got bounced around from different characters' angles (I do not want to say point of view here since the whole book is written in third person); there were so many acronyms and initialisms, I couldn't keep them straight, so I ended up writing them down for reference; city/town and country settings weren't very clear, you would get the name of a city or a town, but the country was mentioned several chapters back in a passing glance, so there was constant flip-flopping of pages to figure out settings; and a character would be introduced with name and full title (if applicable) and then when a character would be mentioned again, you would get one or the other, but it was different every time, making it hard to keep minor characters straight.
What I read of the book was an easy read, but it had no voice and I honestly never understood what people would mean by that until I read this book.
I'm sad to say that, as excited I was for this book, it really fell short and missed the mark. I did not finish this book. I may revisit it again someday, but not soon. 2.5/5 stars.
UPDATE FEBRUARY 6, 2015
I lent this book to a friend, and she made it farther than I did, and has informed me that it improves. When she is done reading it, I will be picking up the book again and attempting to read it through to hopefully revise this review.
I received this book in a First Reads giveaway.
Spoiler
I was really excited for this book, I read the synopsis of it several times, and each time I was even more excited. When it finally arrived, I dove right in, and within the first chapter or two, a lot happened and made me want to keep reading. Sadly though, 100 pages in, I had lost all interest in the book.You got bounced around from different characters' angles (I do not want to say point of view here since the whole book is written in third person); there were so many acronyms and initialisms, I couldn't keep them straight, so I ended up writing them down for reference; city/town and country settings weren't very clear, you would get the name of a city or a town, but the country was mentioned several chapters back in a passing glance, so there was constant flip-flopping of pages to figure out settings; and a character would be introduced with name and full title (if applicable) and then when a character would be mentioned again, you would get one or the other, but it was different every time, making it hard to keep minor characters straight.
What I read of the book was an easy read, but it had no voice and I honestly never understood what people would mean by that until I read this book.
I'm sad to say that, as excited I was for this book, it really fell short and missed the mark. I did not finish this book. I may revisit it again someday, but not soon. 2.5/5 stars.
UPDATE FEBRUARY 6, 2015
I lent this book to a friend, and she made it farther than I did, and has informed me that it improves. When she is done reading it, I will be picking up the book again and attempting to read it through to hopefully revise this review.