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Ghosts
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I wanted to like this book a lot more than I did. It tries so hard to strike that good balance between serious commentary on relationships and ageing as well as humour and kitschy romance- but it just wasn't there for me. Especially the relationship development toward the end of the book (which I won't go into in full detail- but let's just say it was VERY out of the blue and VERY weird). The book deals with ghosting of many forms, from dementia to dating apps, and the story of Nina and her family was perhaps the best part of this book for me, but the other factors disappointed me a lot.
I thought as well that the main character had *some* substance, but honestly not enough- it was this generic approach to the millennial main character who didn't really voice as much of herself as she could've. I wanted a lot more of the vulnerability in this book, and less of the speedy relationship and the complete lack of closure. I get that was partly a commentary on the whole idea of ghosting, but do men really vanish after proposing marriage so often? And some of the commentary about this generation being raised by PlayStations was just weird as hell. I don't know, maybe I'm missing a part of the puzzle, but this book just didn't bring it all together for me.
I thought as well that the main character had *some* substance, but honestly not enough- it was this generic approach to the millennial main character who didn't really voice as much of herself as she could've. I wanted a lot more of the vulnerability in this book, and less of the speedy relationship and the complete lack of closure. I get that was partly a commentary on the whole idea of ghosting, but do men really vanish after proposing marriage so often? And some of the commentary about this generation being raised by PlayStations was just weird as hell. I don't know, maybe I'm missing a part of the puzzle, but this book just didn't bring it all together for me.
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Oct 18, 2020 07:00AM
Yes! I’ve just finished it and honestly I’m angry. What a waste. I thought Dolly had more depth than this. And if the weird thing you’re alluding to is the neighbour, dear god what was the point of that. What a shame.
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Totally agree! I wanted to love this and felt so let down.
I almost wonder if the neighbour was thrown in ironically. Like editors note: she can't wind up alone, throw in a sexy stranger! Cue the absurd neighbour storyline. It was so jarring and at odds with the rest of the book!
Do men really vanish after proposing so often? Yeah, they do. It’s happened to me twice. That’s what makes the book so relatable.
The neighbor part was downright gross
I agree with the neighbour, but yes men do disappear and women take them back, and then they do it again. I found it very relatable, particularly the PlayStation comment.
If small talk was a book, boring and predictable. Really wanted to like this, no doubt will be a film at some point.
Agreed. Wanted to like it and just did not. Depressing
One of the first red flags is when a guy u met on adating app says that he loves u or wants to marry you after merely meeting for a week or two. You already know where it's going. I guess it's the lack of maturity that makes men act like that. Anyways I definitely related to that.
This review literally sums up everything I want to say about this book!!
