Review: Style over substance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2012
I found myself quite ambivalent about this book. The style is good - a first person narrative that just rolls along in a very natural, internal monologue.But that was part of the problem. The pace hardly changed - whether when dealing with things that were actually extremely serious, the inevitable consequences of a heavy night out or the smell of a flatmate's socks.I also thought it lacked back story. There were things hinted at that were never explained. We also had a series of visits to a psychiatrist that initially seemed interesting but eventually ended up adding nothing to the story - principally because they were so short and there was never any real input from the shrink.Others may well enjoy this book. By the end, though, I was rather disappointed.