Yoshi
Nice prose. I think the only thing took away is “you're always responsible even if you don't want that” and “just do it, it's really that simple.”
Mmm
The audio book was the best.
The story was very interesting and I liked all the characters, and how vital the act of gaming is.
I think I disliked the beginning so I stopped reading, but the story picked up by the latter half.
In the beginning I was hooked and thought the book was amazing, but by the middle to the end I felt the writing became lazy.
After Connel's depression arc the tone became much more literal which turned me off. The suggestiveness of the narrator was the charm.
And due to this shift, how Rooney portrayed mental health felt false and un-amusing, like I was reading a YA. And the ending messaging was kindly spelt out for us, which isn't terrible, however it does take away from the reading experience.
Looking back I don't rly feel fond about this book anymore, I wish I hadn't finished it in that sense, but the book was extremely easy to read and I glided through it which I will give due respect. And because of this I had finished it quickly, far quicker than other books, and got me back in the reading mood. I am happy about that, so thank you ms Rooney!
読んでいる最中は正直あまり好きではなかった。セックスの話が結構細かく綴られていたので2つ目の短編を読み終えたところで何週間か放置した。それでまた手に取り読み終えた。
セックスの話はともかく、どの話も始まりが遅くて少しつまらない書き方である。けれど中盤になると打って変わって凄く興味が湧くようなコンセプトややり取りが多い。でも終わり方もどのお話もあまり好きではなかった。
どの短編も最終的には好きになったが、どうも読む体験が優れてはいなかったような気もする。どうしてでしょう。
でも分かりやすいし読みやすいのは事実です。
It was beautiful and the story was very rich.
I would give it 4 stars because the writing is very very poetic for a novel, which wasn't the best ever sometimes haha.
