Review: Amazing book!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2012
I loved "Fake Kate" from the very start. The author has an exceptionally strong voice that pulls you in and carries you along almost against your will. I loved the main characters very much and became quite fond of many minor characters too. Wailing has a real gift for dialogue and description, never bogging down in either, and he managed to construct a book with so many twists and turns of the plot that I was continually surprised. Just when I thought I knew where it was going, he pulled the rug out from under me. I was also impressed with Wailing's ability to write so convincingly from a female point of view. Additionally, he described the online dating scene perfectly--I laughed repeatedly in recognition of everything, from the barely literate descriptions (the "comma famine" line killed me) to the dates themselves.So why only four stars instead of five? Well, technically I'd give this book 4.5 stars if I could. I loved, loved, loved it--right up until the last chapter, especially the last few paragraphs. I don't want to spoil the plot, so I won't go into details. I will say that I was confused by the ending--it seemed that a prior scene or two between the three characters who are in the very final scene was missing. I even re-read the last 15% of the book just to make sure I hadn't missed something. I simply could not figure out how to interpret the last chapter, especially those final paragraphs, because the main characters in that chapter seem too tentative and unsure (with regard to how they relate to Belinda) to support the tone of the final paragraphs. I finished the book feeling unbalanced. Were they truly that reconciled and at ease with each other? It didn't seem so, which made the very ending feel forced and unnatural--at least to me.That said, I would still highly recommend this book. The rest of it is just about pin-perfect.