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A review by anjumstar
Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven? by Erica Orloff
3.0
This book is exactly what I needed right now. I have spent forever trying to get through a very difficult read, and so what I was looking for in this book was an easy read that I could get through in a couple days. This book took two days for me to read. It wasn't so enthralling that it kept me coming back to it, per say, I just really wanted to finish it, kind of for the sake of finishing a book quickly. That being said, it really was a decent book.
The end actually did make me a wee bit choked up. I didn't see that coming because I felt that the book didn't lay great groundwork with getting you particularly attached to the characters. I guess it did a better job than I thought. It felt that way because the book is quite choppy. There's large gaps in time that you don't exactly expect.
Michael's excerpts from his book about Sam were actually quite touching. They were so intense, and frightening. It's a time that I can't even begin to understand, so it's interesting to see all of his insights about being gay and the AIDS epidemic.
The end is so cheesy. That last chapter, I was really just saying to myself "you're almost done; just a few more pages; keep reading." I guess it's cool to see what everyone thinks of the afterlife, but regardless, it was a bit longer than it needed to be for what it was.
I would love to complain about how short the book felt, the lack of detail, the uneven pace and rhythm, but as I said before: that's exactly what I needed this book to be. There are going to be books of all levels, and granted, those factors made this book feel younger than it's target audience probably was, but I have no qualms against a book being an easy read. Easy, summer-style reading with actual emotion that isn't all fluff? I might just be able to get on board with that.
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I actually like that this author had the balls to kill off her main character. Of course, it isn't something that I want to see in every book that I read, but it's nice occasionally to read something a little different like that.Michael's excerpts from his book about Sam were actually quite touching. They were so intense, and frightening. It's a time that I can't even begin to understand, so it's interesting to see all of his insights about being gay and the AIDS epidemic.
The end is so cheesy. That last chapter, I was really just saying to myself "you're almost done; just a few more pages; keep reading." I guess it's cool to see what everyone thinks of the afterlife, but regardless, it was a bit longer than it needed to be for what it was.
I would love to complain about how short the book felt, the lack of detail, the uneven pace and rhythm, but as I said before: that's exactly what I needed this book to be. There are going to be books of all levels, and granted, those factors made this book feel younger than it's target audience probably was, but I have no qualms against a book being an easy read. Easy, summer-style reading with actual emotion that isn't all fluff? I might just be able to get on board with that.