Thursday, September 24, 2009

Me vs. Me

Me vs. Me
written by Sarah Mlynowski

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Just like Milkrun, the problem with this book was that it seemed extremely pointless. It feels like it could have been written well as a short story, but it doesn't work. Mlynowski tries to be Sophie Kinsella, but she's not. The main character acts like an immature child at times, which makes for a very flat story. Everything is ridiculously predictable and the ultimate solution is even mentioned, not just hinted at, flat out mentioned, in an earlier chapter. I think there was so much potential for a twist, such as Cam continuing a relationship with Gabby's friend, or maybe Cam having parallel lives as well as Gabby. Some of the characters and plot threads were unnecessary to begin with, given too much emphasis for no apparent reason. There is just too much pointlessness, and it's not a very interesting read.

Rating: 1.5/5

2 comments:

  1. Sadly, I've given up on Mlynowski. I haven't liked too many of her books as they are too fluffy even for a fluffy book.

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  2. I agree. I don't even think they are fluffy, they're just BORING.

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