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A review by marik0n
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
0.0
I expected so much more from this book, but it ended up being a complete disappointment. After reading it, I am really perplexed as to why it has such a high rating around here.
I didn't really find anything interesting about either of the main characters. Addie is vain and self-centred, to the point where it becomes ridiculous. She learns Latin for some reason and travels to central Europe, specifically between England, France, and Germany, while failing to see the socio-economic situation around her. She constantly complains about how difficult it is to be a woman, while at the same time she is white and pretty, and as it seems, she effortlessly charms pretty much any person she likes. Moreover, for someone who has lived for more than 300 years, she is childish and boring, and her life is honestly so indifferent. I expected so much more from this lifetime: epic love stories, art, mysteries, and suspense. Instead, the only thing I got was Addie walking, nagging, and being teleported to the same three places in central Europe by Luc. I mean, three centuries, and you aren't interested in visiting the Mediterranean countries? Asia? Afrika? Nothing?
Henry was so incredibly boring, and his decisions made zero sense. He was there only as an attempt to try and give a little more depth and meaning to Addie's life, with poor results. Both Addie and Henry want to be that bigger-than-life kind of person, even though they fail miserably at it since they simply aren't. Instead, they are immature and flat, failing to elicit any feelings of sympathy or at least interest on the reader's part. Honestly, the only characters I was interested in were Estelle and Luc, and we got almost no information about them.
There wasn't really any plot, and the whole reading felt monotonous. The book was unnecessary, long, and repetitive; even though the idea behind it was rich, the execution was simply poor, and I ended up wasting my time with this one. I was utterly untouched by the end, and after the third chapter, I just wanted it to be finished
I didn't really find anything interesting about either of the main characters. Addie is vain and self-centred, to the point where it becomes ridiculous. She learns Latin for some reason and travels to central Europe, specifically between England, France, and Germany, while failing to see the socio-economic situation around her. She constantly complains about how difficult it is to be a woman, while at the same time she is white and pretty, and as it seems, she effortlessly charms pretty much any person she likes. Moreover, for someone who has lived for more than 300 years, she is childish and boring, and her life is honestly so indifferent. I expected so much more from this lifetime: epic love stories, art, mysteries, and suspense. Instead, the only thing I got was Addie walking, nagging, and being teleported to the same three places in central Europe by Luc. I mean, three centuries, and you aren't interested in visiting the Mediterranean countries? Asia? Afrika? Nothing?
Henry was so incredibly boring, and his decisions made zero sense. He was there only as an attempt to try and give a little more depth and meaning to Addie's life, with poor results. Both Addie and Henry want to be that bigger-than-life kind of person, even though they fail miserably at it since they simply aren't. Instead, they are immature and flat, failing to elicit any feelings of sympathy or at least interest on the reader's part. Honestly, the only characters I was interested in were Estelle and Luc, and we got almost no information about them.
There wasn't really any plot, and the whole reading felt monotonous. The book was unnecessary, long, and repetitive; even though the idea behind it was rich, the execution was simply poor, and I ended up wasting my time with this one. I was utterly untouched by the end, and after the third chapter, I just wanted it to be finished