"Now: On the verge of marriage and a fresh start, thirty-eight year old Charlie Lewis finds that he can’t stop thinking about the past, and the events of one particular summer.
Then: Sixteen-year-old Charlie Lewis is the kind of boy you don’t remember in the school photograph. He’s failing his classes. At home he looks after his depressed father—when surely it should be the other way round—and if he thinks about the future at all, it is with a kind of dread.
But when Fran Fisher bursts into his life and despite himself, Charlie begins to hope."
SWEET SORROW has a cute and interesting premise: this novel follows the lives of Charlie Lewis and Fran Fisher. I usually enjoy stories told in different timelines, however, this book was very slow and I ended up losing interest. Having said that, the writing was easy and fluid; in addition, there were some enjoyable funny parts. Unfortunately, this coming-of-age story of first love didn't engage me (I found the narrative rather boring) and the characters felt flat.
DNF @ 10%
Then: Sixteen-year-old Charlie Lewis is the kind of boy you don’t remember in the school photograph. He’s failing his classes. At home he looks after his depressed father—when surely it should be the other way round—and if he thinks about the future at all, it is with a kind of dread.
But when Fran Fisher bursts into his life and despite himself, Charlie begins to hope."
SWEET SORROW has a cute and interesting premise: this novel follows the lives of Charlie Lewis and Fran Fisher. I usually enjoy stories told in different timelines, however, this book was very slow and I ended up losing interest. Having said that, the writing was easy and fluid; in addition, there were some enjoyable funny parts. Unfortunately, this coming-of-age story of first love didn't engage me (I found the narrative rather boring) and the characters felt flat.
DNF @ 10%