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Minor Snobs
Minor Snobs is a portrait of a new generation coming of age in the 21st century. Pulsating with the rhythms of contemporary America, it is the story of competing dreams colliding in a chronicle of youth. Set in Chicago, Minor Snobs introduces Tom Sanders, a handsome, conscientious, and astute young law graduate. Amid a vivid, fevered summer following graduation, the story follows Tom as he becomes a witness to obsession and tragedy, hate and love, violence and passion, and hope and despair.
134 pages, Paperback
First published February 28, 2011
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Daniel Amory
9 books125 followersDaniel Amory, an award-winning writer, was born in Chicago, Illinois. He made his first foray into writing as a Staff Writer for The Daily Cardinal while in college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Shortly thereafter, he began to work professionally as a journalist in connection with The New York Times Magazine, A&E Television and The History Channel, producing numerous documentaries seen worldwide. He is the Bestselling Author of Minor Snobs, Cameron's Court, The Lion in the Colosseum, Le Scapegoat, Hi Pretty Girl, Bye Pretty Girl and (IN)FAMOUS. Amazon. Kindle Unlimited. Waterstones.
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April 12, 2011
I really wanted to like this book, but in the end I didn't. I couldn't even finish it. The one thing that really annoyed me was how the author wrote "he said" or " she said" almost every time a character said something and listening to it with text to speech was even worse. the books itself might have gotten better but I just couldnt take readin it anymore
October 10, 2011
Thanks to Daniel Amory and his book Minor Snobs, I finally understand all of the exasperated k-12 teachers that ranted about passive voice in class. Amory found a way to put almost the whole book in passive voice. And it almost put me to sleep. The excess of passive isn't the extent though, at certain points it feels as though he has run out of words:
"At that very moment, an expression of infinite hope gripped his face, and though I didn't quite grasp the gravity of the moment at the time, I realize now that I had been a witness to the birth of an obsession that would turn this trip into one last desperate attempt to try and re-make the past and win back the girl of his dreams. I don't think Connor even knew it because it wasn't a new dream. It was more a realization of an unrealized dream from an old womb filled with regret, and as long as he had his phone, he was never too far from it--as real or unrealas it was." [from page 31, emphasis mine]
So, to sum up writing style, more thesaurus, less passive voice. It is as though Amory is trying to make a higher word-count so that he can publish this as a novel instead of a novella. Also, Amory has a lazy habit of having his narrator "remember" qualities about other characters as they come up to fill in potential plot-holes, rather than finding a less obtrusive way to create character exposition.
Onto plot, we are invited into the life of Tom Sanders, who is, according to the back cover, "a handsome, conscientious, and astute young law school graduate." I will give you that he is a law school graduate. The bulk of the book describes Tom meeting up at this or that coffee shop to study for the BAR exam with other law students. The rest of the scenes mostly start with some statement along the lines of "I took a break from studying to meet so-and-so for sandwiches..." or something like that. In terms of whether Tom is handsome, I don't recall much of a physical description of him ever. He does get a girl, so I guess he's not repulsive.
Basically, the book feels a bit like a rip-off of The Great Gatsby, minus the awesome Roaring '20s parties, plus text-messaging and male dieting. Tom Sanders serves as Nick Caraway, but minus any of the insecurity that made Nick interesting. The back cover claims this text "is an intimate portrait of a new generation coming of age in the 21st century." I am very displeased to be associated with this portrayal of my generation. It is boring (Tom), text-obsessed (Connor, although he is really obsessed with the person with whom he texts), trivial (Gwynn, while not the only female character, she is the only one we aren't introduced to as someone's wife, mother, or daughter before meeting. Mostly, we just find out she has a funny little dog named Mitchell, and is apparently pretty.), or disillusioned (most of the other characters). I kept wondering if the passive voice was some kind of message about generational passivity, but finally concluded it was just bad. There is no real plot. There is just studying, meeting up for food, coffee, drinks, and a final scene in which SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPENS (can I get a Gadzooks?).
So maybe I'm a bit of a *snob* myself, but I found almost no redeeming quality in this book. The only character I liked was Jerry, an older, needy coworker of Tom's, whose vulnerability came close to characterization, but he is clearly not part of the generational milieu we are meant to focus on. In short, a book where characters that almost don't exist do almost nothing for 134 pages.
"At that very moment, an expression of infinite hope gripped his face, and though I didn't quite grasp the gravity of the moment at the time, I realize now that I had been a witness to the birth of an obsession that would turn this trip into one last desperate attempt to try and re-make the past and win back the girl of his dreams. I don't think Connor even knew it because it wasn't a new dream. It was more a realization of an unrealized dream from an old womb filled with regret, and as long as he had his phone, he was never too far from it--as real or unrealas it was." [from page 31, emphasis mine]
So, to sum up writing style, more thesaurus, less passive voice. It is as though Amory is trying to make a higher word-count so that he can publish this as a novel instead of a novella. Also, Amory has a lazy habit of having his narrator "remember" qualities about other characters as they come up to fill in potential plot-holes, rather than finding a less obtrusive way to create character exposition.
Onto plot, we are invited into the life of Tom Sanders, who is, according to the back cover, "a handsome, conscientious, and astute young law school graduate." I will give you that he is a law school graduate. The bulk of the book describes Tom meeting up at this or that coffee shop to study for the BAR exam with other law students. The rest of the scenes mostly start with some statement along the lines of "I took a break from studying to meet so-and-so for sandwiches..." or something like that. In terms of whether Tom is handsome, I don't recall much of a physical description of him ever. He does get a girl, so I guess he's not repulsive.
Basically, the book feels a bit like a rip-off of The Great Gatsby, minus the awesome Roaring '20s parties, plus text-messaging and male dieting. Tom Sanders serves as Nick Caraway, but minus any of the insecurity that made Nick interesting. The back cover claims this text "is an intimate portrait of a new generation coming of age in the 21st century." I am very displeased to be associated with this portrayal of my generation. It is boring (Tom), text-obsessed (Connor, although he is really obsessed with the person with whom he texts), trivial (Gwynn, while not the only female character, she is the only one we aren't introduced to as someone's wife, mother, or daughter before meeting. Mostly, we just find out she has a funny little dog named Mitchell, and is apparently pretty.), or disillusioned (most of the other characters). I kept wondering if the passive voice was some kind of message about generational passivity, but finally concluded it was just bad. There is no real plot. There is just studying, meeting up for food, coffee, drinks, and a final scene in which SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPENS (can I get a Gadzooks?).
So maybe I'm a bit of a *snob* myself, but I found almost no redeeming quality in this book. The only character I liked was Jerry, an older, needy coworker of Tom's, whose vulnerability came close to characterization, but he is clearly not part of the generational milieu we are meant to focus on. In short, a book where characters that almost don't exist do almost nothing for 134 pages.
July 1, 2011
I really liked Minor Snobs. This was a good find. It is a story about the present generation graduating from college/law school and entering a world in a financial crisis. The characters are sliced in ways that depict how much the world is changing before their eyes. Tom, the narrator, leads the story through the summer.
Tom's friend, Griffin, who just graduated as well, is more the cynic. He is not so sure of the path he will follow. As the summer progresses, he falls behind the others with the study schedule and questions everything that he is doing with his life. Connor, a friend of Griffin's, meets Tom one day while studying. Connor lives his life by several unofficial numerical rules that are based on observations and aloof thoughts. He continues to pose questions to Griffin that are meant to be more statements than questions he is really seeking an answer to. He dreams of his trip to Spain with a former girlfriend that he obsessively text messages while secretly harboring love for her.
Gwynn was one of my favorite characters. She is strong and hardworking and has her head on straight. She meets Tom at a party shortly after graduation and begins a relationship with him that continues throughout the summer. Gibbs is a friend of Tom and Griffin and is already working as a lawyer. He is married and has a little daughter and is fraught with pressure from his job, debt from law school, and from his responsibility to provide for his family. As the summer moves forward, Gibbs attempts to come to terms with the fact that he has lost himself--lost his way--and dreams of the days and of a past self when he was up and coming.
The character of Jerry Moss is not of this present generation. Jerry works with Tom in a division of the City where Tom is a law clerk. Through their conversations, Tom realizes what a lonely soul Jerry is--though Jerry tries to put up a front as if he is the opposite. There are many themes in this story, but all in all, I think one of the main themes is about what people think is important in life and whether they have the perspective to know that it isn't half as important as they think it is at the time they are living through it and that this understanding may not come about until something bigger in their life happens.
Tom's friend, Griffin, who just graduated as well, is more the cynic. He is not so sure of the path he will follow. As the summer progresses, he falls behind the others with the study schedule and questions everything that he is doing with his life. Connor, a friend of Griffin's, meets Tom one day while studying. Connor lives his life by several unofficial numerical rules that are based on observations and aloof thoughts. He continues to pose questions to Griffin that are meant to be more statements than questions he is really seeking an answer to. He dreams of his trip to Spain with a former girlfriend that he obsessively text messages while secretly harboring love for her.
Gwynn was one of my favorite characters. She is strong and hardworking and has her head on straight. She meets Tom at a party shortly after graduation and begins a relationship with him that continues throughout the summer. Gibbs is a friend of Tom and Griffin and is already working as a lawyer. He is married and has a little daughter and is fraught with pressure from his job, debt from law school, and from his responsibility to provide for his family. As the summer moves forward, Gibbs attempts to come to terms with the fact that he has lost himself--lost his way--and dreams of the days and of a past self when he was up and coming.
The character of Jerry Moss is not of this present generation. Jerry works with Tom in a division of the City where Tom is a law clerk. Through their conversations, Tom realizes what a lonely soul Jerry is--though Jerry tries to put up a front as if he is the opposite. There are many themes in this story, but all in all, I think one of the main themes is about what people think is important in life and whether they have the perspective to know that it isn't half as important as they think it is at the time they are living through it and that this understanding may not come about until something bigger in their life happens.
March 22, 2011
Well-written, entertaining and very enjoyable. How good this book is really is for the reader to discover. It is told through the voice of Tom Sanders, a recent law school graduate. The story follows Tom in a coming of age; it is compelling, the language the author Amory uses is skillful, and all of the characters are rendered beautifully. The result is a beautifully crafted debut novel. Read it.
July 1, 2011
Minor Snobs is a book I enjoyed reading. For those of you who are looking for contemporary literary, this is for you. I won it on First Reads and I started reading it and what you need to know about it is that it builds. The characters are woven throughout the summer until the climax at the end. And there is a much deeper meaning overall than what the surface of the summer projects to show. From a character standpoint, I liked several; everything is seen through the eyes of Tom, the narrator. The class has just graduated law school and are preparing for the Bar Exam with their peers when all of the relationships begin. Gwynn is in her mid-twenties and she has a dog and is trying to balance the triviality of the exam with its great importance. During the summer, she tries to keep up her good spirits given the relentless pressure of the fast-approaching exam and her budding relationship with Tom. Griffin is a friend of Tom's and he is unsure throughout whether he wants to actually be a lawyer and is scared to death of finding himself one day like Gibbs. Gibbs is a friend of both Tom and Griffin and he is a year older than the two of them. Gibbs graduated law school and passed the bar exam the previous year and he is married and has a daughter and is in debt from school and this all has a negative effect on the psyche of Griffin as he ponders his future. Connor is a friend of Griffin's and is introduced to Tom one day at class. Connor struggles with his focus to balance studying that summer with the end of the summer trip that he has planned with an ex-girlfriend that he secretly still has feelings for. This generation mixes with the generation of Jerry, who is an attorney in the same division Tom works. Jerry is in his fifties and the interplay between generations is interesting and nicely written. As far as the overall message in the book, I thought about it for a long time after I finished reading it and I think the plot boils down to the question of what is trivial. Tom asks only so much after the climax hits. Is the summer trivial? Is the great importance of the exam trivial? Is life trivial? As the characters balance the things they are told is of great importance--they try to find their place in the world.
April 6, 2017
This was a quick read. I read it in one afternoon. The story focused on a group of friends and law students in the summer before their state board law exam. All the characters seem to feel a huge amount of pressure which makes me wonder why anyone would want to be a lawyer. The stress does not seem worth it.
The writing style was better than a lot of self published books that I have read. The sentences did seem overly long at times, as the author was being very descriptive in his writing. The narrative also seemed a bit jumpy, especially in the beginning. There were leaps from one scene to the next that were very jarring. The book picked up as the story progressed. The story was an interesting slice of life.
I received this book for free from the goodreads first reads program.
The writing style was better than a lot of self published books that I have read. The sentences did seem overly long at times, as the author was being very descriptive in his writing. The narrative also seemed a bit jumpy, especially in the beginning. There were leaps from one scene to the next that were very jarring. The book picked up as the story progressed. The story was an interesting slice of life.
I received this book for free from the goodreads first reads program.
March 22, 2011
"Minor Snobs" was recommended to me by a friend who had read it and loved it. I am so happy she told me about it because it was such a great book. My sister read it recently and felt the same. My mother is now reading it. The story is filled with beautiful descriptions and the characters are extremely well-written. Throughout the book, the author Daniel Amory weaves fascinating characters in an intriguing plot that has dramatic highs and lows. I know I will read it again.
April 28, 2011
This was a great read. I picked this up a couple weeks ago. It's a coming of age story and its contemporary. I'm glad I got it. I felt very much into the story. I know a lot of people who are like the characters depicted. I read it pretty quickly too. I think in three sittings.
September 20, 2025
Thanks to all for reading! This was my first novel back in 2011 and it represents so much. Thanks for your kind words.
—Daniel Amory
—Daniel Amory
July 8, 2011
I won a copy of Minor Snobs from the author in a giveaway when it was released and I thought it was really good. It is a depiction of the present generation graduating from law school and finding themselves on the outskirts of a world that holds no guarantees for them. The themes are obvious and not-so-obvious but it is apparent that they have been playing by the rules yet jobs are hard to come by since the great recession. Characters: the story follows Tom as he studies for the bar exam--all of the other characters are seen through his eyes. He seems like he is half-the-dreamer, half-the-follower. Trying to find his place in the world while "pawning" hours of his life studying is one of the main underlying themes as he contemplates the actions of the other characters.
Tom meets Gwynn at a rooftop party after graduation, which hints at the promise of their ensuing relationship. Gwynn is worried about the economy and how she will find a job after the exam; she is pretty, smart, independent and witty. She was probably my favorite character. She tells Tom that she doesn't see the pressure of the exam getting to her, but she struggles with that pressure, like the other characters, as the summer goes on.
Griffin is Tom's friend and he contemplates whether he wants to actually practice law. He dreams, it seems, about doing almost anything other than being a lawyer. He talks of opening a bagel shop, he falls behind on the study schedule, he starts to date a girl he met at a wedding while worrying about being the next Connor or Gibbs.
Connor is introduced to Tom through Griffin. Connor is caught up in the dream of re-kindling a relationship with a former girlfriend. This "obsession" rules almost every one of his actions as he plans a trip with her following the bar exam. Gibbs is one year older than the rest and is a lawyer at a firm in the city. Gibbs is married and has a daughter. As the summer progresses, the pressure of his job and the new responsibility to provide for his family (which limits his moves) mounts.
Jerry Moss is a lawyer that works with Tom at the City, where Tom is a law clerk. Jerry is in his fifties and lonely and though Tom thinks he is a sympathetic figure, he finally realizes that they are de facto friends.
Tom meets Gwynn at a rooftop party after graduation, which hints at the promise of their ensuing relationship. Gwynn is worried about the economy and how she will find a job after the exam; she is pretty, smart, independent and witty. She was probably my favorite character. She tells Tom that she doesn't see the pressure of the exam getting to her, but she struggles with that pressure, like the other characters, as the summer goes on.
Griffin is Tom's friend and he contemplates whether he wants to actually practice law. He dreams, it seems, about doing almost anything other than being a lawyer. He talks of opening a bagel shop, he falls behind on the study schedule, he starts to date a girl he met at a wedding while worrying about being the next Connor or Gibbs.
Connor is introduced to Tom through Griffin. Connor is caught up in the dream of re-kindling a relationship with a former girlfriend. This "obsession" rules almost every one of his actions as he plans a trip with her following the bar exam. Gibbs is one year older than the rest and is a lawyer at a firm in the city. Gibbs is married and has a daughter. As the summer progresses, the pressure of his job and the new responsibility to provide for his family (which limits his moves) mounts.
Jerry Moss is a lawyer that works with Tom at the City, where Tom is a law clerk. Jerry is in his fifties and lonely and though Tom thinks he is a sympathetic figure, he finally realizes that they are de facto friends.
June 5, 2011
I won this in a first reads giveaway about a month ago.
Minor Snobs is a portrait of a new generation coming of age in the 21st century. Pulsating with the rhythms of contemporary America, it is the story of competing dreams colliding in a chronicle of youth. Set in Chicago, Minor Snobs introduces Tom Sanders, a handsome, conscientious, and astute young law graduate. Amid a vivid, fevered summer following graduation, the story follows Tom as he becomes a witness to obsession and tragedy, hate and love, violence and passion, and hope and despair.
The biggest problem I had with this book was that it seemed to be all talk about things but nothing ever happened. The plot never seemed to go anywhere and I found myself bored rather quickly. Along with the slow plot I also had trouble connecting with the characters. I'm not sure if this can be blamed on Amory's writing style or not, which I also didn't like. The only reason I'm stretching myself to give this two stars is because there were somethings it said about growing up that I liked.
I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone. Give it a try if you wish.
Minor Snobs is a portrait of a new generation coming of age in the 21st century. Pulsating with the rhythms of contemporary America, it is the story of competing dreams colliding in a chronicle of youth. Set in Chicago, Minor Snobs introduces Tom Sanders, a handsome, conscientious, and astute young law graduate. Amid a vivid, fevered summer following graduation, the story follows Tom as he becomes a witness to obsession and tragedy, hate and love, violence and passion, and hope and despair.
The biggest problem I had with this book was that it seemed to be all talk about things but nothing ever happened. The plot never seemed to go anywhere and I found myself bored rather quickly. Along with the slow plot I also had trouble connecting with the characters. I'm not sure if this can be blamed on Amory's writing style or not, which I also didn't like. The only reason I'm stretching myself to give this two stars is because there were somethings it said about growing up that I liked.
I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone. Give it a try if you wish.
June 9, 2011
I won this book in a First Reads drawing and really enjoyed it. The characters' distinctive personalities made it easy to get swept up in their angst-y end of law school lives. I was so wrapped up in Gwynn talking about dog grooming and Connor's schemes to lose weight for Madrid that the pages flew by. On the negative side considering the awesome cast of characters Tom the main character was bland and sometimes I had to reread sentences to catch the meaning like "As it was still early, a glut of noiseless echoes borrowed from a night of nothingness bathed the empty hallway as distant sounds gained importance."
All in all I'd recommend this book. It's the first book I've come across that captures how life is today for us young folks and I hope to see more like it.
All in all I'd recommend this book. It's the first book I've come across that captures how life is today for us young folks and I hope to see more like it.
April 6, 2011
I really liked how the book started. The story was just enough to hold my interest and I really enjoyed the pace of the read. But, I felt the characters lacked depth. I didn't feel a connection to any of them. I didn't get wrapped up in the story. At the end, I felt a more unattached distance to the characters and story sort of like listening to the news.
March 23, 2013
~2/5
[Also available on my blog.]
I don’t think I really have a lot to say about this book.
It was a bit below average, I didn’t really enjoy it, I’m glad it was so short. Not a lot happened throughout the book, I didn’t really get to know any of the characters, and the ending just kind of jumped out of nowhere.
The characters didn’t really get expanded on, I didn’t form a connection with any of them, and so I didn’t particularly feel anything for any of them. We met a lot of characters, too. Daniel, the main character, just seemed to be watching everything and not really participating in anything. There was a love interest, who we only saw, about, three times or something, and didn’t really get to know anything about. I also didn’t really know much of anything about his friends, or at least not enough, even though they were kind of the focus. I think someone else related this book to The Great Gatsby, how it was structured with the main character watching some tragedy happen with his friends, and I see the similarities, but this was not done nearly as well or as interesting.
The writing wasn’t very good, it was in present tense, and it didn’t suck me in in any way. There weren’t any/many spelling or grammar errors, so that was nice. However, there were several instances where the sentence structure didn’t make sense, and/or the way something was phrased could have been a lot less complicated and/or long with fewer words used.
This was just not very good, in my opinion. I’m sure there are some people who disagree, so maybe this book was just not for me.
A review copy was provided by Goodreads First Reads Giveaways. Thank you!
[Also available on my blog.]
I don’t think I really have a lot to say about this book.
It was a bit below average, I didn’t really enjoy it, I’m glad it was so short. Not a lot happened throughout the book, I didn’t really get to know any of the characters, and the ending just kind of jumped out of nowhere.
The characters didn’t really get expanded on, I didn’t form a connection with any of them, and so I didn’t particularly feel anything for any of them. We met a lot of characters, too. Daniel, the main character, just seemed to be watching everything and not really participating in anything. There was a love interest, who we only saw, about, three times or something, and didn’t really get to know anything about. I also didn’t really know much of anything about his friends, or at least not enough, even though they were kind of the focus. I think someone else related this book to The Great Gatsby, how it was structured with the main character watching some tragedy happen with his friends, and I see the similarities, but this was not done nearly as well or as interesting.
The writing wasn’t very good, it was in present tense, and it didn’t suck me in in any way. There weren’t any/many spelling or grammar errors, so that was nice. However, there were several instances where the sentence structure didn’t make sense, and/or the way something was phrased could have been a lot less complicated and/or long with fewer words used.
This was just not very good, in my opinion. I’m sure there are some people who disagree, so maybe this book was just not for me.
A review copy was provided by Goodreads First Reads Giveaways. Thank you!
June 19, 2012
I won this in a first reads giveaway.
Minor Snobs is a portrait of a new generation coming of age in the 21st century. Pulsating with the rhythms of contemporary America, it is the story of competing dreams colliding in a chronicle of youth. Set in Chicago, Minor Snobs introduces Tom Sanders, a handsome, conscientious, and astute young law graduate. Amid a vivid, fevered summer following graduation, the story follows Tom as he becomes a witness to obsession and tragedy, hate and love, violence and passion, and hope and despair.
This book just wasn't for me at all. I really tried hard to finish reading it, but in the end I just couldn't focus enough to finish.
Minor Snobs is a portrait of a new generation coming of age in the 21st century. Pulsating with the rhythms of contemporary America, it is the story of competing dreams colliding in a chronicle of youth. Set in Chicago, Minor Snobs introduces Tom Sanders, a handsome, conscientious, and astute young law graduate. Amid a vivid, fevered summer following graduation, the story follows Tom as he becomes a witness to obsession and tragedy, hate and love, violence and passion, and hope and despair.
This book just wasn't for me at all. I really tried hard to finish reading it, but in the end I just couldn't focus enough to finish.
April 16, 2012
FirstReads Win
I feel like this book has the potential to be a good book, but it needs some editing before it's there. Characters could have been developed better - even though it was told in Tom's voice, I never really felt like I knew Tom or connected with him. A lot of the other characters seemed to run together and weren't really distinguished. I think the coming of age angle is a good idea, but again, it needs to be developed more. What seemed like the climax of the plot was almost breezed over without much detail. I truly think this book has potential with more editing and development.
I feel like this book has the potential to be a good book, but it needs some editing before it's there. Characters could have been developed better - even though it was told in Tom's voice, I never really felt like I knew Tom or connected with him. A lot of the other characters seemed to run together and weren't really distinguished. I think the coming of age angle is a good idea, but again, it needs to be developed more. What seemed like the climax of the plot was almost breezed over without much detail. I truly think this book has potential with more editing and development.
May 6, 2012
A novella length coming-of-age story, Minor Snobs explores one of the tradeoffs many people struggle with in life, the push and pull of finding the right balance between a career and the quest for financial rewards versus quality of life and adequate leisure time. A recent law school graduate who is serving an internship while studying for the bar exam, the protagonist, Tom Sanders, is in a quandary and weighing his options, as he observes friends and acquaintances and evaluates the repercussions of the decisions they’ve made. Minor Snobs is both entertaining and thought provoking.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
December 7, 2011
hmm this book seem interesting but it didnt go the way i planned when i read it im starting to understand life and death i feel so sorry that jerry died so soon i mean he was so ready to move someone he just bought and btw i will never be a lawyer from my point of few they study way too much and never get a break i thank the author for letting the deaf girl read this interesting book
July 25, 2011
I really wanted to like this, but I got 30 pages in and gave up. It could be a decent story but the name/place dropping and what seemed to me to be a needlessly heavy use of adjectives just left me cold. That coupled with poor writing techniques (the he said, he said, he said over and over was maddening) forced me to abandon this one unfinished.
April 25, 2011
I just couldn't get into this story at all. I notice one reviewer was put off by all the "he said" she said" but for me it was the "I was like" "She was like" in the dialogue that was annoying. Also, try as I might.... I can't think of one good reason why there would need to be 68 words in one sentence.
August 28, 2011
I won this in a goodreads first reads giveaway, and I rated it 3 stars because I think the idea was good, but I just couldn't get into it. Minor Snobs didn't have the substance and details that I am used to and enjoy. It was almost too vague for me, and if it would've been longer, I would've probably given it a lower rating.
July 28, 2011
I won this book on Goodreads First Reads. This is a difficult book for me to review as it took until page 63 to actually start getting into the story. I think it was written like a diary, and most peoples diary, if read, are not that interesting. The last half of the book did get a bit more interesting but by then I didn't really care. I'm sure it would be to somebodies taste but not mine.
August 17, 2011
In the end, it wasn't what I expected. For me, it was difficult to get through, but the writing was well done. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but I know a few people who would definitely enjoy it.
February 25, 2012
Did not like this one. I won it in a giveaway and now I can't remember why I even thought it would be good in the first place. Don't even bother with this book. It's getting sent to the used bookstore.
May 24, 2015
This thin book contains highly descriptive scenes of Chicago and a slice of life.
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April 15, 2011Just won this in a First Reads giveaway, so I'm really excited to read it! :)
June 6, 2011
I really liked this book at first but towards the end, i just couldn't finish it. I got really bored with the characters and just wanted it to be over. :(
July 11, 2011
it was definitely different. not really that interesting. hard to keep track of the player
August 5, 2012
Sorry I just couldn't get into this book.
December 24, 2011
I didn't like this book. I couldn't get into the story and the characters did not interest me. I also did not like the writing style. Overall, not my type of book.
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