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A review by megtrotman
The Best Things by Mel Giedroyc
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Genuinely a bit baffled about this book. As Mel is quite a recognisable and funny presenter, you expect her voice to be fairly prominent as the author of the book, but instead you get a bit of a jumbled mess - a voice that is often trying too hard to be funny with very random bits of morality thrown in.
The concept of the book is good which is why it's such a shame that it's not very well written. The pace is completely off - some events of the book you spend ages on without much point and other bits we could have stayed with and got a better book as a result.
Mainly though, the dialogue was the nail in the coffin for me. I think Mel was trying to write the dialogue in an exaggerated, stylised way which can sometimes work but unfortunately it didn't work in this book and it meant that most of the dialogue came off as completely unrealistic and quite a lot of the time, just very weird.
The concept of the book is good which is why it's such a shame that it's not very well written. The pace is completely off - some events of the book you spend ages on without much point and other bits we could have stayed with and got a better book as a result.
Mainly though, the dialogue was the nail in the coffin for me. I think Mel was trying to write the dialogue in an exaggerated, stylised way which can sometimes work but unfortunately it didn't work in this book and it meant that most of the dialogue came off as completely unrealistic and quite a lot of the time, just very weird.