I'm not sure this one is really a "saga of friendship"... More like a saga of egoistic people who are toxic for each other. Honestly it seriously tireI'm not sure this one is really a "saga of friendship"... More like a saga of egoistic people who are toxic for each other. Honestly it seriously tired me out....more
What a huge disappointment. Even listening to the audiobook couldn't save this one from being one of the bost boring novels ever.
The main problem witWhat a huge disappointment. Even listening to the audiobook couldn't save this one from being one of the bost boring novels ever.
The main problem with it is that it's written as if it were a collection of transcripts from interviews. It just doesn't work. There's a reason why most of biographies are written as if they were novels, with normal dialogues and narration straight out of fiction (I hope you know what I mean). It wouldn't be so bad if the actual story was great, but it was sooooo boring, repetitive and just... ugh. Who would've thought a novel about 70s rock band would be so bland and predictive. And that big revelation that didn't change anything in the story? Come on, it was just bad....more
This is a very uneven book. Some chapters were great, engaging and filled with funny dialogue, but others were simply boring and they dragged on and oThis is a very uneven book. Some chapters were great, engaging and filled with funny dialogue, but others were simply boring and they dragged on and on and on... Especially the ending which was going on for about a hundred pages.
The main plot is build on the fact that the reader knows more than the characters and I absolutely hate it. I stopped caring about this whole thing about halfway through it and it became simply tiresome. And all those coincidences? I have nothing against using a coincidence in a plot, but when it happens about fifteen times in a single book... Just stop it. It's laughable.
I wouldn't say it's definitely a bad book, as I enjoyed it from time to time, but I really don't understand all those rave reviews....more
A quite nice story, but again, the main character was annoying me more and more with every chapter, story of my life... However I'm going to pick up tA quite nice story, but again, the main character was annoying me more and more with every chapter, story of my life... However I'm going to pick up the next instalment because I'm curious what's going to happen, maybe she'll grow on me....more
It was a very simple story that I read in about four hours and to be honest it's too simple, straightforward for me. Much more could be done with it aIt was a very simple story that I read in about four hours and to be honest it's too simple, straightforward for me. Much more could be done with it and with characters, maybe adding some subplots would help? ...more
Not as good as 'Darktown', but still solid. I just wish main characters wouldn't annoy me so much.Not as good as 'Darktown', but still solid. I just wish main characters wouldn't annoy me so much....more
Not as fun as the other two books from the series. At times I was bored and the plot was rather predictable, but I liked the way Minnie and Edna were Not as fun as the other two books from the series. At times I was bored and the plot was rather predictable, but I liked the way Minnie and Edna were portrayed. I expect more from the next installment....more
A great ending to a very good series. The second book was a little frustrating to me and I'm glad this one was much, much better. It made me like 4,5.
A great ending to a very good series. The second book was a little frustrating to me and I'm glad this one was much, much better. It made me like Lada and Radu again. And the ending is just perfect....more
What happened to this series? It drags on, there are just too many characters, so they're all flat and annoying, there is too much dumb love drama, thWhat happened to this series? It drags on, there are just too many characters, so they're all flat and annoying, there is too much dumb love drama, the writing is poor and tension nonexistent. It started out as an absorbing, clever story, but now is just some kind of parody of itself....more
If you're expecting some kind of James Bond spy story, but with the main character being a girl, this is definitely not it. It's what I imagine real sIf you're expecting some kind of James Bond spy story, but with the main character being a girl, this is definitely not it. It's what I imagine real spies' work looked like in the 60. A little boring, perhaps, without constant twists, betrayals and deaths, but interesting all the same .
A great piece of historical fiction with a well written mc. I just wish the author explored it even more, added a few more subplots to enrich the story....more
'The Gustav Sonata' is as melancholic as it can get, full of sorrow and characters hard to like. Seems like a perfect read for me, but unfortunately i'The Gustav Sonata' is as melancholic as it can get, full of sorrow and characters hard to like. Seems like a perfect read for me, but unfortunately it wasn't.
The book is divided en three parts; the first one, about the sad childhood of Gustav, was great, the second one was okay and the final one was a mistake. I found it hard to believe the motivations of the characters, they all were behaving very unnatural to me. The story didn't have anything that would make it interesting and to be honest I didn't stop reading just because I loved the first part and hoped the ending would be great too. It wasn't. It lacked emotional depth, some events described were just random, not important at all to the story and the characters became the caricatures of themselves. ...more
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