California by Edan Lepucki
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
This is one of those books that barely survived the DNF shelf. Honestly, after finishing it, I kind of wish I would have done just that and filed it among those not worthy of my time. I suppose that what hurt the most about my overall impression of this book is that it should be been right up my alley. I love stories in this genre. Dystopian fiction is usually my cup of tea but California ended up being a massive disappointment.
There were some small glimpses of adventure and excitement in the story but overwhelmingly the story was made up of dreary dialogue between characters who actually did very little of anything. The setting was perfect for a complicated emotional tale... but it failed to deliver.
This was one of those books that garnered a significant amount of early praise which doesn't seem to be deserved. The pace was extremely slow and the ending left me wholly unsatisfied. I'll be glad to move on to something else.
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