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chrissymcbooknerd's review
3.0
I randomly came across BITING THE APPLE at the public library and was intrigued by the premise of a mystery woman from the past, obsessively stalking an innocent Olympic athlete turned self-help guru with a dark skeleton in her closet. I mean, what doesn't sound exciting about that... right?!
Alas.
BITING THE APPLE was one of those books that started out really strong.... really promising... and just fell flat somewhere in the middle. I loved the *idea* of Eve Glass, the human product created by a naive Olympic star who fell in love with her high school and got lost somewhere between 'once upon a time' and 'happily ever after' --- and, maybe it would have helped a bit if I'd gone in with the expectation that BITING THE APPLE was really more of a psychological dilemma of the structure of humanity and the marketing of self -- rather than a stalker thriller that I had come to expect from the description on the back cover.
Don't get me wrong -- for what it is, BITING THE APPLE isn't a bad book. Once I shifted my mindset and set myself some proper expectations, I did find myself enjoying the story a bit more. And, I don't even necessarily mind the sense of unfinishedness at the end of the book --- which really was a realistic and fitting way to 'conclude' the story, given the identity crisis of the main character.
BITING THE APPLE isn't one of those books that I anticipate ever wanting to read again -- and it's definitely not something I'd call a page turner. But, was it worth the read? Sure. I like staying open to all possibilities when I read, so I'm not sorry I read this one.
Just don't go in expecting something exciting...
Alas.
BITING THE APPLE was one of those books that started out really strong.... really promising... and just fell flat somewhere in the middle. I loved the *idea* of Eve Glass, the human product created by a naive Olympic star who fell in love with her high school and got lost somewhere between 'once upon a time' and 'happily ever after' --- and, maybe it would have helped a bit if I'd gone in with the expectation that BITING THE APPLE was really more of a psychological dilemma of the structure of humanity and the marketing of self -- rather than a stalker thriller that I had come to expect from the description on the back cover.
Don't get me wrong -- for what it is, BITING THE APPLE isn't a bad book. Once I shifted my mindset and set myself some proper expectations, I did find myself enjoying the story a bit more. And, I don't even necessarily mind the sense of unfinishedness at the end of the book --- which really was a realistic and fitting way to 'conclude' the story, given the identity crisis of the main character.
BITING THE APPLE isn't one of those books that I anticipate ever wanting to read again -- and it's definitely not something I'd call a page turner. But, was it worth the read? Sure. I like staying open to all possibilities when I read, so I'm not sorry I read this one.
Just don't go in expecting something exciting...
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