Unfortunately, I found the actual prose strangely dispassionate. The narrative is omniscient for pages at a time, and when we see into Carter’s head he is always thinking and feeling basically the same things. The humor, wit, and angst never seem to be quite sharp enough to pierce the overall impression of “meh”.
My rating reflects that there is nothing objectively less-than-competent about the book, but I simply cannot say that I really enjoyed reading it.
Review copy courtesy of NetGalley, 4/10
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