James Grainger (1) (1965–)

Nope. Had to pack this one in. 70-odd pages in, and nothing is happening except officious character introductions. I couldn't find a single one I liked at all.

And the dialogue was, for the most part, not actually dialogue at all, but characters pontificating and speechifying. Honestly, if these were the people I'd hung out with in high school, I would never revisit them. They're assholes, every damn one of them.

I know eventually the two daughters go missing, but the thought of all these dicks ripping into each other with their tiresome views and monologues and oh-so-faux-trendy observations just made me angry.

This wasn't a Did-Not-Finish, this was a Could-Not-Finish. The only reason it got more than a single star is, when we're clear of bad dialogue and hateful characters, the author can actually write.… (más)