Rob Warner reviewed Goodbye Emily by Michael Murphy
Review of 'Goodbye Emily' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I'm too young for Woodstock -- I was born in 1969. I spent my teen years listening to much of the music that was played at Woodstock, though, so I'm not entirely out of touch with the times this book attempts to recapture. The story in this book was fairly enjoyable as well, but it was difficult to read. If a novel were written as a series of tweets, this would be it: little bursts of description that rely on cliche to set a scene; a 60 year old with the emotional maturity and flip-flop nature of a teenager; hyperbolic national reactions to trivial local happenings. I just didn't get it. Sorry. I DID finish the book, though, as the story was good enough to read to the end.
I'm too young for Woodstock -- I was born in 1969. I spent my teen years listening to much of the music that was played at Woodstock, though, so I'm not entirely out of touch with the times this book attempts to recapture. The story in this book was fairly enjoyable as well, but it was difficult to read. If a novel were written as a series of tweets, this would be it: little bursts of description that rely on cliche to set a scene; a 60 year old with the emotional maturity and flip-flop nature of a teenager; hyperbolic national reactions to trivial local happenings. I just didn't get it. Sorry. I DID finish the book, though, as the story was good enough to read to the end.