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A review by theamyleblanc
Rock Bottom by Dominique Wolf
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
I really need to stop listening to Instagram.
A few snippets from this book came up in my feed and they seemed good, like something I'd like. Unfortunately, those were the best parts of the story.
I have a lot of issues with this book. First, it's WAY too long. There's no reason for it to be this long. Second, the characterizations are a bit of a mess. A lot of them are more caricature than character. There's an attempt at emotional depth here, which I appreciate, but it's overwrought and weirdly done.
Third, the overall writing style needs a lot of love. It's unnecessarily repetitive and convoluted. I kept clarifying and simplifying sentences in my head. A good round of copy editing would do wonders for this narrative (and help cut down on length). There's also a lot of telling and not a lot of showing. There's the perfect set-up to contrast how things were between Calvin and Violet and how things are between him and Nikita. We could've seen it instead of just being told how different it is in Calvin's internal monologue.
I only finished the book because the author was clearly trying, and trying in the right direction. This just needs a lot more work.
A few snippets from this book came up in my feed and they seemed good, like something I'd like. Unfortunately, those were the best parts of the story.
I have a lot of issues with this book. First, it's WAY too long. There's no reason for it to be this long. Second, the characterizations are a bit of a mess. A lot of them are more caricature than character. There's an attempt at emotional depth here, which I appreciate, but it's overwrought and weirdly done.
Third, the overall writing style needs a lot of love. It's unnecessarily repetitive and convoluted. I kept clarifying and simplifying sentences in my head. A good round of copy editing would do wonders for this narrative (and help cut down on length). There's also a lot of telling and not a lot of showing. There's the perfect set-up to contrast how things were between Calvin and Violet and how things are between him and Nikita. We could've seen it instead of just being told how different it is in Calvin's internal monologue.
I only finished the book because the author was clearly trying, and trying in the right direction. This just needs a lot more work.