very freaking engaging for the majority of the first half, but jesus, is it long! as we approach the middle, the problem of such a length for a plot avery freaking engaging for the majority of the first half, but jesus, is it long! as we approach the middle, the problem of such a length for a plot as simple as that truly shows. i won't be finishing this, but the ride was fun, the characters interesting, and i leave feeling like i've read a full-length book.
the good: 1. autistic main character! contrary to other books i've read, where being high functioning/"aspergers" seems to mean "a light, easier to livthe good: 1. autistic main character! contrary to other books i've read, where being high functioning/"aspergers" seems to mean "a light, easier to live with form of autism" for authors, cameron actually has the requirements for a diagnosis, including specific behaviors people who don't know that much about autism won't identify them as such. this book was released the year aspergers stopped being a diagnosis tho, so that term is the one used. 2. parents, puppies, captivity and torture. yes, all of those are pros for me. don't question.
the bad: 1. past-to-present structure. stories with well-written dual timelines are my favorites - the mistery, curiosity, anxiety and plot twists provided by them can be so delicious! sadly, the structure here is awful: constant switches, flashbacks fully written in italics, zero suspense built or interesting questions answered by revealing the past... the list goes on. it made for an annoying, boring read. 2. cam is very misogynistic - not in a violent way, but remarks like "he'd never liked men who acted like women, but he didn't care when their mouths were stuffed of cock" or "what are you, a fucking woman?" are rather constant.
the ugly: 1. awful wives (and women, in general). the wife here is egocentric as fuck. she only sees her own pain, shaming and invalidating her husband's suffering every chance she gets - and that would've been totally normal, if i haven't just read another cara dee book where both wives were egocentric bitches as well. add that to cam's thoughts, and the fact that most women on those two books are either bigoted, annoying, barely there or pregnant, and it makes one wonder if the misogyny belongs to the characters' psyche only.
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