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Virgin River (Virgin River, #1)
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A generic "strong" female with "heart-shaped lips" and a fabulous figure + generic whitebread cleft-chin He-Man gentleman (even when hooking up!) with a soft spot for babies + a po-dunk town where nothing happens == boring book!
These people have no personality. Where's the humor? If not that, where's the intellectual intelligence? Or if not that, where's the sarcasm, the quirky attitudes, or some kind of color?? Or even if the characters were supposed to be ridiculously nice and laid-back, put them in a crazy situation that tries the best of souls!
But no. None of the characters are interesting, either superficially or personality-wise, and the book waffles half-assed about an abandoned baby that I couldn't care less about while the main girl weeps tears over her infertility and dead husband which I also can't care about. Why? I dunno. Even though those are all very legitimate issues. I suppose I can blame the author's bland voice and inability to construct compelling characters and story. And the way she just tells and tells and tells me what everyone's thinking and feeling and guess what! Everyone thinks BORING stuff! I got about 1/3 of the way in and can't be bothered to continue.
To be fair, grammar-wise, etc., there is nothing wrong, and no doubt more romance-minded people will like it.
These people have no personality. Where's the humor? If not that, where's the intellectual intelligence? Or if not that, where's the sarcasm, the quirky attitudes, or some kind of color?? Or even if the characters were supposed to be ridiculously nice and laid-back, put them in a crazy situation that tries the best of souls!
But no. None of the characters are interesting, either superficially or personality-wise, and the book waffles half-assed about an abandoned baby that I couldn't care less about while the main girl weeps tears over her infertility and dead husband which I also can't care about. Why? I dunno. Even though those are all very legitimate issues. I suppose I can blame the author's bland voice and inability to construct compelling characters and story. And the way she just tells and tells and tells me what everyone's thinking and feeling and guess what! Everyone thinks BORING stuff! I got about 1/3 of the way in and can't be bothered to continue.
To be fair, grammar-wise, etc., there is nothing wrong, and no doubt more romance-minded people will like it.
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
October 24, 2008
– Shelved
October 24, 2008
– Shelved as:
romance
October 28, 2008
– Shelved as:
never_to_finish
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Dec 04, 2020 04:29AM
In your opinion only....I personally, after reading reports, minutes, policy documents and researching dry topics for work, I like to disengage my frontal lobe and get a dose of soap...in this case, the setting, characters and story line tick lots of boxes - for me - like diving into a warm bath or eating a box of chocolates. So not everything has to be "intellectual" or intelligent - they're subjective terms anyway. Sometimes after spending three hours listening to so called "intellectuals" blatt on about their "work" then go back to my office and deal with some demanding sod at the counter...blah, blah, blah - I just want to watch a romance that doesn't require deconstructing or deep analysis....just comfort food for thought. Find your genre or down load the entire "Big Bang Theory" series - that's apparently full of intellectual, quirky, sarcastic humour.
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Oh, FFS. This was a stupid book. It’s not about “intellect”. As a reader, I like to feel respected if I invest my time to immerse myself in your world. Robyn Carr dialed it in and basically crapped all over us.
