Deeply Reading A Debut Novel (Update: DNF)

 

I am loving this novel right now
DNF'ed at 48% review added below

I remember why it's so important to read great literature. 

I am really loving Adelaide and it feels deeply uncomfortable to be inside of the protagonist's mind, but I love it.

It feels so real. So true to the young dating hetero female experience of some women.

I am reassessing reading lots of books at one time, and am instead cultivating a list of what I want to read by the end of the year. 

Things I am considering:

1. Reading less books at a time
2. Deleting Goodreads reviews
3. Using my space here to review books 
4. Slowing down my reading for the second half of the year
5. Giving up on reading romances that are recommended to me (those are most of my DNFs)

Off to drink coffee and read for the 30 minutes I have that are free. 

Update: Review after my DNF

It started off strongly to me, but quickly became "quirky relatable girl meets damaged guy" and it's ALL we really focus on.

Is she working on a dissertation? Yes. Are we more focused on how many times Rory has or hasn't called? Also yes. 

Take this with a pinch of pink salt because I DNFed at 42%, but I am only here for 5 star reads, and no no no no. 

This whole "meandering, desperate, emotionally tortured" girl literary fiction novels are always missing something. I love the concept of of giving voice to that young adult female experience (which can be painful to read), but we have to take more care with it. Give some substance to the wandering Give some guts to the journey... geez HAVE a journey.

Okay rant over. I'll watch out for this author in the future, but an auto-buy she is not.