BOOK REVIEW: THE TRICK TO TIME BY KIT DE WAAL
A middle-of-the-road read. Good, not great. Very lukewarm feelings about this.
When I started The Trick to Time, I was optimistic. I loved the polished, concise writing style. I was intrigued by the fact that its protagonist was a doll-maker (how cool is that!). As the novel's story progressed I was like okay, this could be interesting. let's wait and see how this pans out. So I waited, and waited, and then waited some more, but the standout moments I wanted to see just never materialized. Even worse, I got increasingly bored and restless. At the heart of The Trick to Time is an exploration of the acute mental and emotional effects that losing a baby can have—that I thought was poignantly done. The rest, however, was wishy-washy more than anything. The characters weren't anything special—there was one in particular that felt completely superfluous to the story, not to mention irritating. The plot, which is split into present and past sections, was fine, though I thought the "present" sections were far inferior to the "past" ones. As a whole, The Trick to Time was just okay. I can't really say much more about it other than that.
When I started The Trick to Time, I was optimistic. I loved the polished, concise writing style. I was intrigued by the fact that its protagonist was a doll-maker (how cool is that!). As the novel's story progressed I was like okay, this could be interesting. let's wait and see how this pans out. So I waited, and waited, and then waited some more, but the standout moments I wanted to see just never materialized. Even worse, I got increasingly bored and restless. At the heart of The Trick to Time is an exploration of the acute mental and emotional effects that losing a baby can have—that I thought was poignantly done. The rest, however, was wishy-washy more than anything. The characters weren't anything special—there was one in particular that felt completely superfluous to the story, not to mention irritating. The plot, which is split into present and past sections, was fine, though I thought the "present" sections were far inferior to the "past" ones. As a whole, The Trick to Time was just okay. I can't really say much more about it other than that.
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