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Hello Beautiful
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This book was only 400 pages but it felt much, much longer.
A tale centred around the Padavano Sisters, who seemed to like comparing themselves to Little Women and their endless dramas, there were several points where I thought the book could have finished (and did think it was finishing until I saw the percentage read and sighed) and been good but it dragged on and on and on like a monotonous Zoom meeting. Not sure that was the aim was but it killed me. This was not a ‘slow burn’ either.
The language used by the sisters confused me to what era they were living in, I kept thinking this was around the 50s whereas it was actually much later.
It will be enjoyed by people who like a sedate, long rambling, never ending reads but for me, who likes to keep the brain ticking over with occasional excitement and revelation, it was a dud.
The one star is for me, for getting through it.
#netgalley #arc
A tale centred around the Padavano Sisters, who seemed to like comparing themselves to Little Women and their endless dramas, there were several points where I thought the book could have finished (and did think it was finishing until I saw the percentage read and sighed) and been good but it dragged on and on and on like a monotonous Zoom meeting. Not sure that was the aim was but it killed me. This was not a ‘slow burn’ either.
The language used by the sisters confused me to what era they were living in, I kept thinking this was around the 50s whereas it was actually much later.
It will be enjoyed by people who like a sedate, long rambling, never ending reads but for me, who likes to keep the brain ticking over with occasional excitement and revelation, it was a dud.
The one star is for me, for getting through it.
#netgalley #arc
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December 4, 2022
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Apr 12, 2023 06:28PM
Totally agree! I felt like ripping my hair out! I should not have even finished it. Lousy conclusion as well…….
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I’m reading this now and I swear it’s taking me forever. I’ve put it down and read other books several different times. I’m only half way through 2 weeks later and it’s due back at the library in a couple of days. It’s like I’m not making any progress on it at all.
It was only 400 pages?? It felt like 800. Total slog
The dialogue is really tedious and expository. They don’t sound like people, they sound exactly the like narrator.
Yes! Totally, why switch voices when they all sound like the same person?!
It really does feel much longer than it is…
I could not agree more. The language sounded like something from the 50's! Awful. And I loved Dear Edward so much!!
You literally wrote exactly what I’ve been thinking. Came to GR to see if it gets better. I’m at 65% and just can’t read any more. Giving up.
Completely agree! My husband even said he was surprised I was reading the same book for long. I really didn’t want to give it up. But as the first person said it felt like I was reading in the 50’s not the 80’s. Should have given up.
I agree with you. I was >< this close to DNF. I should have skipped more of the middle.
Agreed. But I’m too stubborn to actually put it down.But it has taken me five days to get half way through. It’s painful.
