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A review by msoblong
Go, Mutants! by Larry Doyle
2.0
I received an ARC of Go, Mutants! through Goodreads First Reads. I think this is the first ARC Ive gotten that I really didnt enjoy.
It felt like I was dropped into the middle of the book, with no introduction to the main characters or knowledge of their history. It made the beginning rather confusing and left me not wanting to continue reading.
Throughout the book I could hear my 8th grade English teacher's voice in my head. "Too many big words makes the writer come off as a child trying to impress" We were discouraged from picking up the thesaurus to find adjectives because frequent use odd words you dont hear in everyday conversation will take away from the story. There were various points in the book that left me wondering if Doyle had in fact flipped through a thesaurus and picked out some random adjectives to stick in. His choice of words often distracted me and made it difficult for me to keep my concentration.
Overall the book wasnt horrible but definitely not one I will be recommending to my friends.
It felt like I was dropped into the middle of the book, with no introduction to the main characters or knowledge of their history. It made the beginning rather confusing and left me not wanting to continue reading.
Throughout the book I could hear my 8th grade English teacher's voice in my head. "Too many big words makes the writer come off as a child trying to impress" We were discouraged from picking up the thesaurus to find adjectives because frequent use odd words you dont hear in everyday conversation will take away from the story. There were various points in the book that left me wondering if Doyle had in fact flipped through a thesaurus and picked out some random adjectives to stick in. His choice of words often distracted me and made it difficult for me to keep my concentration.
Overall the book wasnt horrible but definitely not one I will be recommending to my friends.