Idaho: Ruskovich Emily
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But then something unimaginably shocking happens, an act so extreme it will scatter the family in every different direction.
In a story told from multiple perspectives and in razor-sharp prose, we gradually learn more about this act, and the way its violence, love and memory reverberate through the life of every character in Idaho.
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3.5/5 Here we are, I went to Idaho, climbed that mountain and came back unharmed! I finished a book that's on my tbr for ages, mainly because the cover stood out to me in my favourite bookstore and the story sounded interesting. In the end the story I thought this would be wasn't it and I would never finished it if I hadn't listen to this on audiobook. And even then I clocked out mentally when the author went into her flowery writing style full of metaphors and similes, which made me roll my eyes maybe once or twice too much. I am not of fan of this kind of writing, I just want people to get to the point. I would describe Idaho as that one Indie Oscar Bait everyone loves because it's so beautifully filmed and written, but I would turn off after a few minutes. It has this underlying pretentiousness under it. Most books that are considered or eventually winning some Literary Awards are like this, and I cannot help myself but to dislike that certain style of writing which sometimes says 'look there is a metaphor, a very clever one, so I am better than you'. I think I have moved on from that pretentious phase in my life many years ago, so I couldn't find added value in it. In short, the whole story felt muffled, absent and not engaging. Had I read this only in physical form I would struggle to be motivated enough. Now, that sounds kind of harsh, especially considering I am giving this one 4 stars (rounded up from my 3.5 rating). This book deserves this rating, I think. Because the story is cool and interesting and the characters are mostly very fleshed out, though sometimes a bit absent (I guess that was the authors intention). I know some people who would probably devour this book. I, sadly, am not one of them.
Description
But then something unimaginably shocking happens, an act so extreme it will scatter the family in every different direction.
In a story told from multiple perspectives and in razor-sharp prose, we gradually learn more about this act, and the way its violence, love and memory reverberate through the life of every character in Idaho.
Book Information
Posts
3.5/5 Here we are, I went to Idaho, climbed that mountain and came back unharmed! I finished a book that's on my tbr for ages, mainly because the cover stood out to me in my favourite bookstore and the story sounded interesting. In the end the story I thought this would be wasn't it and I would never finished it if I hadn't listen to this on audiobook. And even then I clocked out mentally when the author went into her flowery writing style full of metaphors and similes, which made me roll my eyes maybe once or twice too much. I am not of fan of this kind of writing, I just want people to get to the point. I would describe Idaho as that one Indie Oscar Bait everyone loves because it's so beautifully filmed and written, but I would turn off after a few minutes. It has this underlying pretentiousness under it. Most books that are considered or eventually winning some Literary Awards are like this, and I cannot help myself but to dislike that certain style of writing which sometimes says 'look there is a metaphor, a very clever one, so I am better than you'. I think I have moved on from that pretentious phase in my life many years ago, so I couldn't find added value in it. In short, the whole story felt muffled, absent and not engaging. Had I read this only in physical form I would struggle to be motivated enough. Now, that sounds kind of harsh, especially considering I am giving this one 4 stars (rounded up from my 3.5 rating). This book deserves this rating, I think. Because the story is cool and interesting and the characters are mostly very fleshed out, though sometimes a bit absent (I guess that was the authors intention). I know some people who would probably devour this book. I, sadly, am not one of them.