#repetitive and flowery in a way that grated in a way that didnt match the tone

[heartyearning]

has anyone here read hawk mountain by conner habib? i really didnt like it but i cant figure out if its just due to the narration

#its narrated by the author who apparently is a podcast host which is wild to me #because theres a lot of like. stops in the middle of sentences. #im usually a bit against letting authors narrate their own books anyway just because even neil gaiman is a good speaker #but narration is a craft (to give him his due neil gaiman does tend to do alright) #then again what i do enjoy about author narrated audiobooks is that they know exactly how to bring the text #but that wasnt the case in this one i feel like there was this one part where he was speaking a sentence that continued on a following page #and like. thought it was going one way and then flipped the page and had to tack on that last word that didnt fit the rhythm of his speech #either way that shouldve been a retake but no i didnt like it i also frankly thought this book said nothing and did nothing and was overly #repetitive and flowery in a way that grated in a way that didnt match the tone #like i like larocca's books because they are SO saccharine and grating but it fits with the obsessive quality of his characters #this was like... idk. i also didnt get a read on todd at all #i say this cause i was gonna say 'this was like the most dry dad-character in the world but then his musings are so flowery' #but like i dont even know if thats true #idk. let me know if you read this i'd love to hear some other thoughts !!! goodreads is goodreads so yk #recently read