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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
i don't know why i enjoyed this book so much. usually i find books with a storyline such as this incredibly self involved and extremely irritating. maybe it was the main character Nate wasn't a pain in the arse compared to books i've read of a similar theme with male lead characters - this was definitely much better than i was expecting.
i don't think it's a book for everyone and whilst i'd recommend it, i wouldn't recommend it if you weren't a fan of Catcher in the Rye, Anthropology of an American Girl etc.. similar books to these genres - i'd probably call them the American movement - books about teenagers growing up - usually always set in New York and always trying to find themselves on some level or another.
i wouldn't say it's a favourite yet, but i think i'd definitely read it again to go back and pick up on the little bits i may have missed the first time around.
i don't think it's a book for everyone and whilst i'd recommend it, i wouldn't recommend it if you weren't a fan of Catcher in the Rye, Anthropology of an American Girl etc.. similar books to these genres - i'd probably call them the American movement - books about teenagers growing up - usually always set in New York and always trying to find themselves on some level or another.
i wouldn't say it's a favourite yet, but i think i'd definitely read it again to go back and pick up on the little bits i may have missed the first time around.
Damn. I don't know if I have ever disliked a protagonist more. On the other hand, I think this guy was in my MFA program. Overall, the writing was a little stilted, but I enjoyed it, even if it made me feel blind rage. The best books make you feel something, I suppose.
About: The numerous relationships of Nathaniel P, a young writer immersed in the Brooklyn literary scene.
Why I picked it: The month before this book came out, I felt like I saw reviews everywhere. If multiple source recommend it, I'm like "Ok, I'll read it." Also, how great is this cover?!
Thoughts: The character of Nate was too real. The situations in the book were spot on, like something I or a friend might experience. I think the author did a great job of capturing contemporary dating culture and this particular section of life in Brooklyn.
Why I picked it: The month before this book came out, I felt like I saw reviews everywhere. If multiple source recommend it, I'm like "Ok, I'll read it." Also, how great is this cover?!
Thoughts: The character of Nate was too real. The situations in the book were spot on, like something I or a friend might experience. I think the author did a great job of capturing contemporary dating culture and this particular section of life in Brooklyn.
I feel like the reason women like this book is because, SEE, men really are assholes.
I was disappointed.
I was disappointed.
I wouldn't say this was a terrible books, but it for sure isn't one of my favorites. I don't think I'll be rereading this book anytime soon.
I believe that the main problem for me is that it didn't pull in my interest. To me, it sounded like an egotistical male that was upset that there was not a properly proportioned beautiful and intelligent woman in the world that could keep his attention for longer than a few months. The ending felt like there was no where else to go and the author was trying to pull it together.
Maybe someone else will enjoy this book, but I did not.
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P Review
I believe that the main problem for me is that it didn't pull in my interest. To me, it sounded like an egotistical male that was upset that there was not a properly proportioned beautiful and intelligent woman in the world that could keep his attention for longer than a few months. The ending felt like there was no where else to go and the author was trying to pull it together.
Maybe someone else will enjoy this book, but I did not.
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P Review
It took me a while to get into it but I really enjoyed it by the end. Funny and incisive! Also migrating my data over from goodreads convinced this app that I read this book in translation which is not accurate. I read it in the original English and I’m not sure how to edit that or if it’s worth it to do so.
I almost wanted to take off a star on account of he ends up with the manic pixie dream girl. But it's such a clever, enjoyable, shrewd, identifiable read - tis a solid four.
I know everyone apparently likes this book, but it didn't work for me. A weird cross between Catcher in the Rye and Mrs. Dalloway, it chronicles a relationship from beginning to end in the literary community of Brooklyn. Although I thought the portrayal of Nate's thoughts was crazy accurate and there were some critiques on modern feminism and society in general that spoke to me, the critiques and thought portrayals that were interesting at the beginning were boring by the end. Strikes me as something that could have easily been a short story instead and would have gotten across the same message in fewer words.
I feel the need to write a brief review for this because I didn't want my rating of the book to reflect on how I felt about the main character...because boy, was he the worst. God bless the character of Hannah for giving me one person to relate too.
Had it not been our bookclub pick, I don't think I would have finished. Smarmy, that's the feeling the main character gives off and how I feel now that I've finished. In the whole, there were some good lines and thought provoking ideas, but not enough to help me like the novel.