OYENTE

Matthew Nyholm

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Easy but lacking listen

Total
1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-16-24

While this book provides some of what you’d want and expect from a sunny holiday book - romance, food, and scenery - it’s does so poorly. The characters have unbelievably banal banter that sounds more like that of high schoolers than the supposed 30 something characters. The protagonist and I believe every other main women in the book references at least one other woman as “a pig” and often themselves as such also. If this was just the protagonist I could believe it was a deliberate attempt to humanize and make her less likable - unfortunately it didn’t play off as that and I often wondered if it was written by a misogynistic man with the poor portrayals of stereotypical female “hormonal” outbursts and cattiness. The author also clearly did not do her research - she makes several pointed references that just aren’t right - like ambien being over the counter in the US, and having a prior experienced international travel manager who immediately makes rookie travel mistakes and seems completely flabbergasted by the simplest things. I did enjoy the descriptions of food and place but that’s about it.

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Something feels off

Total
1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-07-24

This book feels like a smile that doesn't reach the eyes. The author seems charismatic without the authentic intent from his messages. Maybe not my type of book. So much potential it seemed from early in. Halfway through when it was getting slow, I read reviews and found out it was inspired by native residential schools in Canada. Can't separate that from my interpretation now, and it's not flattering. Not for me.

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