Megan answers “After reading "She's Come Undone" and "I...”

Helene asked this question about We Are Water:

After reading "She's Come Undone" and "I Know This Much is True" and totally loving them both, I was really looking forward to diving into "We Are Water". Imagine my surprise to find that i was totally bored by the writing style and the shallow characters. I am only 8% into the book... the question I have is... does it get better or should I just dump it for something else. HELP!

Megan I just started it and I'm struggling too. Someone mentioned it needed better editing. That's what I found with The Hour I First Believed as well. It j…moreI just started it and I'm struggling too. Someone mentioned it needed better editing. That's what I found with The Hour I First Believed as well. It just seemed to drag on forever. I remember reading I Know This Much Is True (one of my favourite books of all times) and thinking it was the only book I've ever read where I didn't want to miss one single word! That's what makes these later books a bit disappointing.

Update: I couldn't go on. I judge a book about by how excited I am for bedtime/reading time, and I just was not...(less)

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