A review by heyhannahrae
Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
3.0
2.5, rounding up.
So I was trying to explain how I felt about this book to my mom. The writing was great, and I imagine the author is a quirky and fun person to hang out with, but let’s say the author’s zingers only come out 15-20% of the time. Some of the time, she’s serious and not snarky/sarcastic. In her book, however, the narrator is snarky/sarcastic 100% of the time… and I guess I didn’t really enjoy that. From a writing standout, the author nailed it, I suppose. However, it just seemed a bit pretentious to me.
Anyway, that’s what I thought. The figurative language was amazing and the character development was fine. I just wasn’t invested in either the characters or the plot.
So I was trying to explain how I felt about this book to my mom. The writing was great, and I imagine the author is a quirky and fun person to hang out with, but let’s say the author’s zingers only come out 15-20% of the time. Some of the time, she’s serious and not snarky/sarcastic. In her book, however, the narrator is snarky/sarcastic 100% of the time… and I guess I didn’t really enjoy that. From a writing standout, the author nailed it, I suppose. However, it just seemed a bit pretentious to me.
Anyway, that’s what I thought. The figurative language was amazing and the character development was fine. I just wasn’t invested in either the characters or the plot.