The Librarianist by Patrick deWittMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
I was looking forward to this tale of a retired librarian, but was disappointed by the writing style. I found way too many instances of where current slang was used when the time period was the 1940s-1950s. Nothing pulls me out of a story quicker than these types of incongruencies. Unfortunately, the writing issues were multiple, with overgeneralizations of character, thoughts and actions which made the writing clunky, and many instances of telling when showing improves the prose.
The plot was okay, although it was slow it fit the story. It was simple really. The middle section of the main character Bob Comet during his childhood when he ran away briefly seemed to have a better quality of writing and saved the book for me to finish.
The eBook I read was a pre-publication release and it felt like it, actually more like a rough draft of a book that still needing a few pass-throughs. However, I also had access to an audio book, and found the problems were there as well. Although I don't know the all about the publishing industry, I highly doubt an audio would be made of a rough draft form of a book.
Please note I read an uncorrected electronic copy of this book for review purposes. I also listened to the audiobook in advance of publication release. Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for this access.
Last thoughts: the book has one of my favorite covers for a book, so it has that going for it.
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