Joseph's review
The Learners: A Novel
by Chip Kidd
Joseph's review
The Learners: A Novel by Chip Kidd
Joseph's review
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recommended for: Cheese Monkeys
I wanted so badly to like this book. I loved Cheese Monkeys and bought this book the day that I heard a new Chip Kidd had hit the market. Alas, the writing is a bit too cute with one liners and tries a bit too hard to mirror the language of the last book without the preachy, grizzled college professor that allowed it to be pulled off.
The meat of the book - a psych experiment and an advertising pitch - tries a bit too hard to make the metaphor and ends put pushing a cliche plot forward without breaking any new ground.
Maybe this is coming off as too harsh: I enjoyed the book (would give it three and a half stars if I could) but expected so much more.
The meat of the book - a psych experiment and an advertising pitch - tries a bit too hard to make the metaphor and ends put pushing a cliche plot forward without breaking any new ground.
Maybe this is coming off as too harsh: I enjoyed the book (would give it three and a half stars if I could) but expected so much more.
