I ended up liking the book, but I can see people’s arguments. The romance did seem a bit out of place, or at least I wasn’t really shown the romance developing in a believable way or what it was about each other that they liked.
Also, I hate it when characters are given shit for seemingly no reason. Wallace might not have been the best person in life (or the worst), but he did nothing to Meg or Nelson, and they were both assholes to him for quite a while with no real reason.
Thank you! It was part of my answer before I checked out other responses. Although I have two books I would give 0 stars to, I still think this one is worse.
I don’t know. The prequel did for measurements and family lines what Moby Dick did for whales. I mean, it’s great if you want to know exactly how God wanted things measured thousands of years ago and are really into genealogy, but otherwise…
The Orphan Keeper, by Camron Wright (read it for a book club). The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, by Mark Manson. Both of them were poorly written drivel. Both of them made me angry. Both were poorly researched and fact-checked (Orphan Keeper is fiction, but based on a true story). Both contained characters I wouldn’t want to be around in real life (the fictional Taj and the real and probably narcissistic Mark Manson).
PG Wodehouse uses the word “austere” a lot through his 70+ year career. But he also repeats storylines, too, so “austere” isn’t that big a deal.