Elska Bee reviewed Ruby by Nina Allan
Review of 'Ruby' on 'Goodreads'
This was actually a DNF at 50% but I read enough that I want to count it and provide some thoughts on the stories I managed to get through
First story: 3.5 stars
Very intriguing and weird with some cool moments, maybe a bit too short?
Second Story: 1 stars
It dragged on and on. A lot of my problems stem from personal taste. I hated the main character, I didn't like how it developed and the pacing was all over the place. The end was extremely disappointing. Overall this one felt underdeveloped and honestly a bit too gross on multiple levels.
Third story: 2.5 stars
This might have gotten a higher rating if the pacing wasn't so weird. Some parts felt appropriate that they were out of order, but towards the end I just wanted it to be over instead of going on tangent after tangent.
In the end …
This was actually a DNF at 50% but I read enough that I want to count it and provide some thoughts on the stories I managed to get through
First story: 3.5 stars
Very intriguing and weird with some cool moments, maybe a bit too short?
Second Story: 1 stars
It dragged on and on. A lot of my problems stem from personal taste. I hated the main character, I didn't like how it developed and the pacing was all over the place. The end was extremely disappointing. Overall this one felt underdeveloped and honestly a bit too gross on multiple levels.
Third story: 2.5 stars
This might have gotten a higher rating if the pacing wasn't so weird. Some parts felt appropriate that they were out of order, but towards the end I just wanted it to be over instead of going on tangent after tangent.
In the end I decided that this author's style maybe just isn't for me and that I didn't want to sit through another disappointing story. Bigger fans of literary fiction would probably like this a lot more than me.