A review by annamontana
Confessions of a Curious Bookseller by Elizabeth Green
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I think the author wanted this to be the type of book that has a quirky main character that you like and want good things to happen to. Unfortunately, the main character comes across as bitter, drunk, mean, self-absorbed, and so on. She treats her employees terribly. She blames everything on everyone else, her father, the employees, the owner of the bookstore down the street. She is a liar. I am pretty sure that selling her tenants things is not only illegal, but also elder abuse, in this case.
If she had any self awareness and progressed through the novel I might have liked her but the change comes at over 90% of the book, in a revelation, that would have most likely taken years of therapy to realize. The only reason this is getting 2 stars instead of 1 is that I did find it easy to read.
If she had any self awareness and progressed through the novel I might have liked her but the change comes at over 90% of the book, in a revelation, that would have most likely taken years of therapy to realize. The only reason this is getting 2 stars instead of 1 is that I did find it easy to read.