It's still bad. Getting better, but bad.
I personally adore this style of writing - Daphne duMauier writes in a Gothic Romantic styling, which is what used to be my writing style until, you know, I got out of middle school and developed my own writing voice, harkening more towards song lyrics than actual prose. But that's enough about me.
I love this style of writing but these characters just aren't sitting with me. I'm not seeing enough of Maxim to fully judge him. I know he's supposed to be aloof and distance but he is almost overwritten. Our narrator is too weak, too mousey, too timid. I don't like her at all. I spend too much time inside of her head, dwelling on her thoughts and insecurities to really even think about liking her. I think this book would be better told from a 3rd person perspective, but that's just me. What's weird is that I tend to prefer 1st person (well, 2nd person is actually my favorite but hardly anyone writes in that style.).
This all being said, I am only to Chapter 18. It's getting better and I am enjoying the plot. I just wish it was better written.
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