Scan barcode
A review by abbie_
I'll Take You There by Joyce Carol Oates
2.0
You guys I’m so disappointed in this one! You might remember my ‘currently reading’ post for this one where I said I was really enjoying it... Turns out after Part One it just goes drastically downhill. I completely lost interest as it descended into philosophical ramblings and the main character becoming obsessed with her boyfriend, whereas the sorority aspect had seemed so promising to begin with.
.
We had an unlikeable protagonist in a questionable sorority house setting which just sets up a whole host of interesting storylines... and then the protagonist falls in love with a mature black student, and a figure from her past she thought was dead comes back to life, and honestly I’ve forgotten what happened next because it was a struggle to keep my eyes open and I ended up starting East of Eden instead and I totally just skimmed Part Three - I ADMIT IT.
.
BUT I won’t be giving up on JCO! I really liked her actual writing, and I’d like to try some of her darker, creepy stuff!
.
We had an unlikeable protagonist in a questionable sorority house setting which just sets up a whole host of interesting storylines... and then the protagonist falls in love with a mature black student, and a figure from her past she thought was dead comes back to life, and honestly I’ve forgotten what happened next because it was a struggle to keep my eyes open and I ended up starting East of Eden instead and I totally just skimmed Part Three - I ADMIT IT.
.
BUT I won’t be giving up on JCO! I really liked her actual writing, and I’d like to try some of her darker, creepy stuff!