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I honestly just found this book uninteresting. It had potential, and I think I would have liked it a lot better if it hadn't been in diary format, but unfortunately it was, so I didn't particularly like it. My three main issues with this book were: narrative, plot development, and the name PRUDENCE.
1. Narrative
I really wish that the author of this book had had the sense to take out the diary dates. The writing is completely unrealistic of something a 16 year-old girl would write in a diary.
Also, Prudence (and I literally cringe while typing that name) just didn't have that interesting a narrative voice to me. Everything seemed devoid of emotion, even though Prudence went through loss of loved ones and romantic issues. I think that is often the case with diary writing. It kind of reminds me of something I learned about way back in third grade: show not tell. The sentence: "Reading this article, I feel stunned, sickened, queasy." is much less powerful than if the author actually showed the reader Prudence's reaction to reading the article. You see what I mean?
2. Plot Development
I think if the book had just stuck to the typhoid case, I would have been happier. But no, for the sake of making a character 3-dimensional, of course Prudence had to fall madly in love with her boss. I don't even have a problem with that. That would be fine with me. What I have a problem with is that after a small peck on the cheek, NOTHING ELSE F**KING HAPPENS. Seriously. WHY would the author possibly tell me that Prudence is deeply in love with this guy if NOTHING is going to happen between them?!?
The plot development in this book just sucked. I could go into WAY more detail, but then I would be staying up all night typing this and I don't really care about this book enough to do that.
3. PRUDENCE
As anyone who knows me well (and by that I mean Madeline)can tell you, I REALLY can't stand reading books where the main character has an awful name. And PRUDENCE is one of the awfullest names ever. For me, a name like PRUDENCE takes a book from okayish to bad. And that is probably why I disliked this book.
THE END.
1. Narrative
I really wish that the author of this book had had the sense to take out the diary dates. The writing is completely unrealistic of something a 16 year-old girl would write in a diary.
Also, Prudence (and I literally cringe while typing that name) just didn't have that interesting a narrative voice to me. Everything seemed devoid of emotion, even though Prudence went through loss of loved ones and romantic issues. I think that is often the case with diary writing. It kind of reminds me of something I learned about way back in third grade: show not tell. The sentence: "Reading this article, I feel stunned, sickened, queasy." is much less powerful than if the author actually showed the reader Prudence's reaction to reading the article. You see what I mean?
2. Plot Development
I think if the book had just stuck to the typhoid case, I would have been happier. But no, for the sake of making a character 3-dimensional, of course Prudence had to fall madly in love with her boss. I don't even have a problem with that. That would be fine with me. What I have a problem with is that after a small peck on the cheek, NOTHING ELSE F**KING HAPPENS. Seriously. WHY would the author possibly tell me that Prudence is deeply in love with this guy if NOTHING is going to happen between them?!?
The plot development in this book just sucked. I could go into WAY more detail, but then I would be staying up all night typing this and I don't really care about this book enough to do that.
3. PRUDENCE
As anyone who knows me well (and by that I mean Madeline)can tell you, I REALLY can't stand reading books where the main character has an awful name. And PRUDENCE is one of the awfullest names ever. For me, a name like PRUDENCE takes a book from okayish to bad. And that is probably why I disliked this book.
THE END.
*RECOMMENDED BY INDIA ARMSTRONG
I'm not wasting my time with this anymore. I read 150 pages and still couldn't figure out the plot at all. The characters are irritating and unrelatable, and I honestly don't care what happens to them. Also, where is the romance???
I'm not wasting my time with this anymore. I read 150 pages and still couldn't figure out the plot at all. The characters are irritating and unrelatable, and I honestly don't care what happens to them. Also, where is the romance???
Why was this book even written? It claims to tell the story of the sinking of the Andrea Gail in a storm in the early 90s. However, no one on that boat's crew survived the wreck, so every piece of information that Junger puts forth about the event must be prefaced by "This is just a PRESUMPTION and I actually have no idea what happened!!" Junger, in the future please save your musings and write about events that can actually be supported by witness testimony!
*RECOMMENDED BY RANDOM GOODREADS USER
I'm honestly amazed by how dumb this was. Nothing that happened felt connected to anything else that happened. Kami claimed to be an investigative journalist, but neither she nor any of the other characters asked questions when it was clear that the people around them knew what the hell was going on. Also, there were entirely too many mentions of Kami and Jared "putting up walls" in their minds. We get it, they want privacy from each other. Please stop talking about it.
I'm honestly amazed by how dumb this was. Nothing that happened felt connected to anything else that happened. Kami claimed to be an investigative journalist, but neither she nor any of the other characters asked questions when it was clear that the people around them knew what the hell was going on. Also, there were entirely too many mentions of Kami and Jared "putting up walls" in their minds. We get it, they want privacy from each other. Please stop talking about it.
