Still pondering this book.

I really liked it and it felt like something different. I liked how certain phases were just skipped over while still being able to convey uniformity in the main characters life.

On the other hand, authors tend to fall back into the same patterns: the girl, that is not like other girls (though this girl at least had female friends). The lost boy, that is searching for his one true quest. And of course it is a girl. And I'm sorry, but I do not like these repetitive phrases, where again and again the in the same character traits are always listed, which also correspond to the main characteristics of the main character, as well as her visually prominent features.

Also, what is it with these older side characters, that play such vital roles, know everything, don't tell everything and let everyone discover everything on their own time, even if it kills them. What about responsible grown ups?

Still. I really liked this book. Its fastness, its emptiness, how they both carried it all so well.