an_honest_synopsis 's review for:

The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman

1.0

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I never write reviews bc my opinion will always differ from someone else's. I feel long as you enjoy a book what's it matter if I do. But outside of the fact that the female author was able to so convincingly portray Nate to almost fool you into thinking this was written by a male I have no other opinion of this book. Approximately halfway through I realized there was no plot line anymore and the story was never going to reach a point. I stuck with it though because I always feel like I've commited this much time might as well finish it, I can't leave a book unfinished. When I made it to the last 50 pages I stopped reading and started skimming. When I reached the last 20 I stopped skimming and started reading the first 3 words of every paragraph. I just wanted it over. By the time I was able to say I was done I was also able to say I was right. The book didn't amount to anything. No unique insightful thoughts, no "ah-ha" moment. Even with books I've hated I've seen the point behind them but with this I was actually left thinking "what was the point of this? What was the point of this entire book?" To me, worthless waste of time.