Eleanor Glewwe
Author of Sparkers
Works by Eleanor Glewwe
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Diversity in African languages : Selected papers from the 46th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (2017) — Contributor — 1 copy
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I am ticked off.
At the book. At the author. At whoever gave the writing advice. At all those glorious reviews - from people who have, apparently, read a different book altogether.
The story is excessively bland. There is no pressing sense of urgency. It's burdened by a blatantly obvious set-up, Special Snowflake Syndrome (everything-drops-in-her-lap variety) and spectacular case of leading by the hand.
For a while I could not quite tell what was bothering me. But now I know.
Everyone just DOES THINGS FOR HER FOR NO APPARENT REASON!
(my caps-lock of rage are fully justified in here)
THAT? Pisses me off.
At the very beginning, had she herself gone to ask for a possible solution involving her not inconsiderable musical talent instead of having it presented on a proverbial silver platter, I might have felt a little more charitable.
Heroes are made in adversity, in struggles and clashes - of words, ideals, personalities, swords. Doesn't matter if they are reluctant, or not heroes at all. (Nothing rivals some True Evil shooting down some upstart evil overlord for ruining a garden, or some such).
This, here, when a solution is presented scant moments after a crisis occurs? That's pathetic.
Also: This book is depressing me in its blandness. As in, I want to chuck it into a furnace and watch it burn. I half wish I've never picked this up. This book fails spectacularly in oh so many ways.
If I had to describe it:
This is a book for adults who think that political commentary should be sledge-hammered into children.
FINAL VERDICT: There is a whole scope of wonderful books to be read. You do NOT want to be wasting your time on this one. But that's IMO.… (more)