Eva Crocker

With short staccato sentences and no plot to speak of, this was unbelievably boring, even the explicit sex was boring. Crocker has been compared with Sally Rooney, and while I didn't care for Rooney, this is worse. Mine was an audiobook with poor narration, adding nothing to the story. It is difficult to understand why this was longlisted for the Giller Prize.

I went back to the library catalogue to read the description but found that the book has been removed from the library collection after only six weeks since it was acquired. It appears I am not the only disgruntled reader.… (mer)