Using my own rule of 3, I am done with Cunningham. It's not that I don't like his novels, it's that I've read this particular novel already, multiple Using my own rule of 3, I am done with Cunningham. It's not that I don't like his novels, it's that I've read this particular novel already, multiple times, and not just from him. There is always a gay son, working through his family's lack of acceptance. There's always an unhappy mother, stuck in her own perfectionism. There is always a deadly disease, and those left behind, mourning. There's always a daughter, misunderstood. My rule of 3 usually has me quit an author if I've had either wholly negative or very mixed, uneven experiences with the novels. Cunningham is an expert craftsman of a writer, and I feel taken by his prose, and even the storytelling, at times. But I would like to hear a different story every once in a while....more
**spoiler alert** Continuing my theme of reading book by/about sad Gen X being sad (full disclaimer, I *am* Gen X, so these books are pretty much tail**spoiler alert** Continuing my theme of reading book by/about sad Gen X being sad (full disclaimer, I *am* Gen X, so these books are pretty much tailor made for me) I went into this hoping to hear how one actually becomes a tv writer, how a writers room is run, and why someone may change their career path because they either burn out or find something better. What I read instead is that no education or training is seemingly required to write for TV, how the author may have severe anxiety issues that pervade and affect everything they do, and how quite possibly the author wasn’t very good at writing. While I understand not every job was detailed in this memoir, I find it hard to believe that every single gig after Freaks and Geeks was negative and unsuccessful. The message I also received towards the end is you can either be married and happy or writing for tv, and I’m not sure I’m about that life. I’m not sure anyone needed the confirmation how everything in media is a boys club, because that’s glaringly obvious in today’s world....more
Argh I wanted to like it. I LOVED Pachinko, but I think a lot of growth happened for Ms. Lee after this book came out. I honestly could not relate to Argh I wanted to like it. I LOVED Pachinko, but I think a lot of growth happened for Ms. Lee after this book came out. I honestly could not relate to almost any of the issues experienced by the characters, I found all of them extremely unlikeable, and this was exacerbated by the audio book narration in which the narrator consistently mispronounced ANY word of French origin. The length of the novel was not the issue, but I did not believe for one minute that decisions made by Casey at the close of the novel would stick with her in the long run. 2 stars because the prose was passable....more
Meh. Quick read, interesting details, nothing I didn't necessarily already know about. I wouldn't even call this a work of fiction? It's fine.Meh. Quick read, interesting details, nothing I didn't necessarily already know about. I wouldn't even call this a work of fiction? It's fine....more
Waste. Of. My. Time. Horrible characters, editing holes, ridiculous plot twist, even the setting has severe inaccuracies (news flash, the few small hiWaste. Of. My. Time. Horrible characters, editing holes, ridiculous plot twist, even the setting has severe inaccuracies (news flash, the few small historically Womens colleges around Boston don’t have sororities and don’t go party in Cambridge, but sure…) I was somewhere around 2 stars when I finished it, but the more time passes, the angrier I get....more
Loading...
