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A review by joaofranciscof
Tender by Belinda McKeon
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The writing in this book was very messy and hard to get through at first, but eventually you get used to it. More than halfway through the book though, Belinda McKeon made a very poor creative choice with the writing, causing it to become pointless and dumb.
I believe this last phrase encapsulates some of the issues I had with Tender. Many plot points, characterizations, descriptions, etc., were very pointless and dumb, which dishonoured the story's potential and its effect on the reader. Also, some aspects of it were kind of problematic and the main character was insupportable.
Apart from this, I enjoyed the ending. I am a sentimental and nostalgic hoe, what can I say?
Overall, a very meh read.
“She felt it again, the sensation she had been having for days: that although he was beside her, even awake he was as far away, really, as he was now when asleep, and that she could not hold him, and that she could not even really know him.”
I believe this last phrase encapsulates some of the issues I had with Tender. Many plot points, characterizations, descriptions, etc., were very pointless and dumb, which dishonoured the story's potential and its effect on the reader. Also, some aspects of it were kind of problematic and the main character was insupportable.
Apart from this, I enjoyed the ending. I am a sentimental and nostalgic hoe, what can I say?
Overall, a very meh read.
“She felt it again, the sensation she had been having for days: that although he was beside her, even awake he was as far away, really, as he was now when asleep, and that she could not hold him, and that she could not even really know him.”