Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton
Title: Social Creature Author: Tara Isabella Burton Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: DoubleDay Publication Date: June 5, 2018 Format: ebook via Johnson County Library
Synopsis
My Rating: 2 of 5 stars
My Review:
This book leaves me with two questions:
1. What in the actual hell did I just read, and 2. What in the actual hell do I feel about it???
Here's the deal: I liked the premise and the creepy psychological craziness that is happening in the book; it definitely makes for a great story. BUT the writing wasn't for me. There were these weird run-on sentences where a characters name would be used multiple times. Something like, Lavinia picked up the sock because Lavinia saw the sock and didn't like it on Lavinia's floor. (That is not an actual quote in the book, but that's the type of weird a$$ writing in this book and I could not get it to work for me.
Additionally, at some point, I just got bored. Their antics became tiresome and redundant, and I'd basically figured out where everything was going. It felt more like a chore to finish that a, "I need to know how this is all gonna end!" finish.
So, I went with 2 start. It was just okay. I finished the book and definitely enjoyed aspects of the novel. If you like twisted, psychological, jacked up stories - go for it; you might love it!