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A review by happiestwhenreading
Leaving by Roxana Robinson
3.0
The first half of this book made me think this was going to be a 4-5 star read for me, but as I got further and further into it, my enjoyment definitely waned.
First, it's going to be difficult to talk about much of my thoughts without giving away major plot points, so I apologize for basically giving aa bad review without a lot of back up...
Second, I don't need likeable characters to enjoy a book, but these characters irked me in so many different ways. There literally wasn't one character that I even semi-liked. I found the entire cast annoying, frustrating, and/or underdeveloped.
Third, I didn't even really love the author's writing style. I felt like it was symplistic, but more importantly, she barely scratched the surface emotionally which was disappointing considering the heaviness of the themes of the book and the fact that this is literary fiction. I literally didn't care one bit about any of their characters' issues and I mainly place that blame on the author.
Last, there was quite a few instances of repetition and lapses in time. Robinson would switch to a new character's pov and repeat the story from the new perspective. I would have benefitted more from a simple statement of how much time had passed. I don't know if I'm making my point here or not, but it annoyed me and took me out of the story several times.
For all the hype this one is getting on #bookstagram, I was definitely hoping for more!
First, it's going to be difficult to talk about much of my thoughts without giving away major plot points, so I apologize for basically giving aa bad review without a lot of back up...
Second, I don't need likeable characters to enjoy a book, but these characters irked me in so many different ways. There literally wasn't one character that I even semi-liked. I found the entire cast annoying, frustrating, and/or underdeveloped.
Third, I didn't even really love the author's writing style. I felt like it was symplistic, but more importantly, she barely scratched the surface emotionally which was disappointing considering the heaviness of the themes of the book and the fact that this is literary fiction. I literally didn't care one bit about any of their characters' issues and I mainly place that blame on the author.
Last, there was quite a few instances of repetition and lapses in time. Robinson would switch to a new character's pov and repeat the story from the new perspective. I would have benefitted more from a simple statement of how much time had passed. I don't know if I'm making my point here or not, but it annoyed me and took me out of the story several times.
For all the hype this one is getting on #bookstagram, I was definitely hoping for more!