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عاشقانه زیبایی در رابطه با خانواده توماسهریسون هستش که توی خونه ی تابستونیشون در لانگ آیلند زندگی میکنن. لیلا هریسون با رابرت تامسون ازدواج کرده و اونا سه تا دختر دارن. اما بعد از همدیگه جدا میشن و هر کدام با یه نفر دیگه ازدواج میکنن. هر کدام از این افراد جدید هم بچه دار هستن. با اینکه رابرت و لیلا با هم مدت زیادی زندگی کردن اما اصلا سر هیچ موضوعی توافق نداشتن. با اینکه ایده اصلی داستان جالبه اما اینکه در ابتدای کار این دو نفر رو از هم جدا کرد نارحت کننده و تراژیک بود. متاسفانه بخش اصلی تراژدی هم سر کویین دوست داشتنی ترین خواهر خراب شد که باعث مرگش شد و داستان بعدش به هیچ نکته ای که باعث مرگش شد اشاره نمیکنه و فقط به تاثیرات مرگ اون روی خانواده میپردازه.
شخصیت های زیادی معرفی میشن در طول داستان ولی مدت خیلی کوتاهی حضور دارن و بعد خارج میشن که یه مقدار آزار دهنده ست. مشکلات یه خانواده پولدار هم کاملا کلیشه ای بیان شده بود. با اینکه داستان حول دوتا جوانساله میچرخه اما برای افراد با سن بالاتر هم مناسبه. با اینکه داستان جذاب بود اما شخصیت پردازیه واقعا آزار دهنده ای داشت. نثرش ساده بود و سرعت حرکت متوسطی داشت. It pains me that I didn't like this book because I had such high expectations for this book! I really wanted to like this book, and I did like a few parts of it, but the parts I didn't like definitely outweighed the positive aspects of this book.
The first thing I didn't like about this book was how confusing it was, There were a lot of characters so it was hard to connect with any of them, A lot of the characters seemed so similar that I really couldn't keep track of what was happening to which person, I thought there were some interesting plot points that were brought up, but because there were so many characters with different story lines, those plot points didn't get fleshed out.
I think it would have been less confusing if there were fewer POVs, I think Sasha and Ray should have been the only POVs, because that would have been easier to follow, I think this book could have been split up into multiple books so it would have been less confusing and easier to connect with the characters,
The thing that bothered me the most in this book was the sometimes subtle and sometimes not so subtle sexism, stereotyping, and racism throughout the story, The most noticeable racism in this book came directly from a female character, Mattie, In the book, Mattie was considered to have gotten blessed with her looks because she had blonde hair and blue eyes, These physical characteristics made her feel superior and more attractive than her siblings who looked more "Indian" and "exotic", She loved that she had lighter skin, hair, and eyes, but still could be "unique" because of her ethnicity, That felt so wrong and just disgusting to me, That did not sit well with me at all,
Mattie was also so petty and rude when it came to other women, Mattie didn't wear makeup, and she thought poorly of those who did, She seemed to think she was better than women who would wear makeup, I HATE IT when women bash other women for wearing makeup, It is one my biggest pet peeves, Women should be supporting other women, not bringing them down, Also, she seemed to also bash other women who didn't like what she liked Excuse me
So, Mattie was the worst,
Overall, there were too many negative things in this book for me to enjoy it, I wanted to like this book, and some of the storylines had potential, but I just couldn't bring myself to like this book,
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This ebook was given to me in exchange for an honest review,
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DNF'ed it, . . I only requested this arc because Ann Brashares is the author of the famous The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, I never read the book, only watched the movie overyears ago back when I used to think every movie/tv show with teens was awesome, I remember that it was fun, Now I know I'm not reading it,
Excuse me if my review is all over the place, I had so many issues with The Whole Thing Together that I don't even know where to start from, The summary alone was confusing and I don't think it's worth wasting my time to try to explain it, the family relationships are very complicated, . I won't even write a detailed review, it's tiring to even think about it,
This book is a mess, In any novel, having multiple POVs is not an easy job for the author, It can be confusing, annoying, useless, and so much more, Especially, in contemporary. This book was not an exception, Everything that can go wrong while using multiple POVs was found here, I think I need to explain, You see, at first, I thought Ray and Sasha are the main characters, I was wrong, we read from their sisters pov too,people! And I didn't care about any, I was confused who was telling the story each time especially with thest person usage and in the same chapter, we can find multiple POVs, . .
The characters were so richly annoying, Let's start with the sisters, The author tried to make themdimentional but terribly failed, Quinn was oh my so perfect, sotoo good and loving, I hated Mattie, she was the worse of the, Emma was boring. I didn't care about them, The book was like fillers from pageuntil the end, I forced myself to finish it, It earned many eye rolls,
We all know Ray and Sasha will end up together but God, the cringe, So these two fellows practically fell in love with each other because they shared a room and stuff never at the same time and before they ever met, Well, the author never said it, but it was pretty obvious, I didn't root for them, Maybe it's because the story didn't only focus on them but also about the sisters' lives, Maybe because of the cringeworthy letters, But in any case, I was indifferent, I think introducing the sisters was kinda necessary since their story wasn't worth a book, anyway, . .
The Asian rich father of course, he works with techs, That's what all Asians do and the irritating mother were so childish, .
Sasha didn't appreciate her mother and she even knew it but it didn't help, I still hated her for it, her mother was nice,
I even had a headache while reading this book, I never have headaches. okay rarely but saying it rarely doesn't ring well, I even made it to the end only to hate it even more, Even though I liked how it ended for Mattie, the rest was stupid,
If you still want to read this book, go for it, Sometimes "it's me not you" kind of book but this one is definitely the The Summer Bed's problem,
ARC provided via NetGalley,stars
The Whole Thing Together followsdifferent characters and aboutstorylines, which makes it almost impossible to give an accurate synopsis of it but imma try anyway, This book follows a dysfunctional family, one that has been split apart long before we start the book, We follow each of thechildren of the family, It's hard to determine but the seemingly main characters of this novel are the two youngest siblings THAT ARENT ACTUALLY RELATED and how they share three sisters and a bedroom in their vacation home, yet theyve never actually met.
I went into this book expecting something like the parent trap, I wanted longlost siblings finally meeting and all the wholesome goodness that comes along with it and instead I got super weird incest vibes, I know they arent actually related but, I mean, they share siblings its weird,
The worst thing about this book is that its really well written, So the whole time I was reading, there I was, marvelling at all the pretty words while simultaneously cringing at all the slut shaming, racism and heteronormativity, It was all very aggravating, Not to mention boring. I liked the focus on family, I liked the themes that were explored, but because there were so many characters and storylines, nothing was fully developed and the story didn't seem to follow an actual plot.
Also, a romance between pseudosiblings has no place in a book about family, I'm sorry I just don't want it,
I really, really wouldnt recommend this book, It was cringey and boring and just all over the place, Turns out pretty writing cant fix everything,
For example, even though the writing was nice, there were still many many many passages that had me rolling my eyes into the back of my skull, Surprise, surprise, you can still say offensive things using clever wording,
Here are some examples:
“He didnt really want to see her like that another girl clustered with bikiniclad friends, flashing braces and peace signs on Paradise Island or whatever.
He wanted to keep alive the idea that she was different, ”
“He saw boys heads swivel and gawk at the friend as the pair walked by, but his shuffly girl was the actual beauty, her lovely body hidden under modest clothes.
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“She was the kind of pretty only someone as deep as him understood, ”
“As though her loveliness was something he invented, ”
And it just goes on and on, If those passages dont turn you off from this book completely, I dont know what will, Gostei da história em si, só achei um pouco confuso o facto de ter muitas personagens e o de ter o ponto de vista de todas as personagens ao mesmo tempo
Ray and Sasha share the sameolder sisters.
They stay in the same room whenever theyre in the family house in the Hamptons, But they never ever met!
Rays mom was married to Sashas dad ages ago they had three daughters and got divorced and not in a letsstayfriends way, Thats why the two new kids never met,
But this summer things are chaning, Both arenow and their interests start to change, Now they dont care about the old shared Harry Potter books or their old collection of shells in their room anymore,
But can there ever be something romantic between two kids with SO much family between them
And then there are the other family members with their own problems: Emma is trying to introduce her boyfriend to the family.
Quinn is trying to figure out where she came from and where she belongs, and why, And Mattie is hoping for farmboy Matt to fall in love with her, And shes also trying to desecret the old secret surrounding her mom and surfguy Jonathan!
I really enjoyed this book, There are a LOT of people to get used to once you start reading it can be a bit confusing, Its best if you memorize the family tree thats posted in the beginning of the book,
I think I wouldve loved it even more, if the story wouldve been told in only Ray and Sashas POV, We hear so much from everyone of the kids, and its just a bit too much, And also not enough. Because I also wanted to read all about everyone's problems, It wouldve been amazing if Ann wouldve made a trilogy out of the whole familysaga, Theres just so much about everyone to tell,
Its a story so full of family and love, but also of hate and confusion and secrets and mysteries and hopes and dreams! And in the case of Sasha and Ray a very sweet but also very confusing comingofage kind of lovestory
I loved it! I cried and felt with them all.
It was a very moving and adorable and very poetic family tale,
And I will definitely watch the movie should there ever be one
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