Armani’s Reviews > A Little Life > Status Update

I'm very close to DNFing this book. Again, the plot itself is intriguing but the writing is NOT!

The storyline/plot in and of itself is interesting. I am engaged enough to want to know more about each character and their stories. However, I'm not a fan of the structure of the book. My biggest issue right now is the lack of a timeline. We switch from past to present without notice so I feel lost at times. I also don't like the switch between 3rd and 1st person. I'm not a fan of Jude's story narration at all.

Each of the characters' stories are developing; each unique and interesting. I do feel like the writing feels like a run on sentence a lot. I also feel like many times the writing is unfollowable or unreadable because of the multiple side notes within one statement or description. It makes it confusing and easy to get lost. But again, the lives of each of the characters are intriguing.

I don't know but I feel like we just jumped in the middle of the story, no background or anything. I feel like I am trying to catch up to the author, like I'm behind. I've had to reread certain parts because I get lost in what feels like run on sentences. The flow is weird to me.