Review of Wandering Feelings
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Review of Wandering Feelings
[Following is a volunteer review of "Wandering Feelings" by Boyko Ovcharov.]
Wandering Feelings by Boyko Ovcharov is, on the surface, a short book narrating a love story. It is a tale as old as time, boy meets girl, and both fall deeply and quickly in love. Yet selfish and greedy family members on both sides of this union work to constantly keep the couple in a state of struggle. Through the couple’s striving for their dreams, they showcase for the reader the difference that a supportive network can have on the life and success of people in this world. While telling this tale, the author relates it to the life story that we all share, alluding to the highs and lows that every member of humanity must experience.
I was absolutely astounded by the vocabulary and elegant descriptions of the settings, people, and aspects of life found in this publication. The book is almost poetic in its wording throughout its entirety, phrasing even the simplest of sentences delicately and intricately. I also immensely enjoyed the love story that was the central theme of this book. The way that these characters interact on the page is written in a way that makes you feel privy to a special connection that the two main characters share.
That said, I was thrown off quite a bit while reading this book due to the frequent changes in narration style. On one page, it may be the main male character’s point of view, then it could switch to the main female character’s perspective, next it could change and be the author seemingly speaking directly to the reader; all of these changes occur with no warning, so it is challenging to keep up. This book also narrates through many different temporal dimensions, with little warning as it switches amongst them. Lastly, I found it off-putting that the characters are never named, only described physically. I’m not sure of the intended purpose of this, but it felt like an unnecessary wall between the characters and the reader.
I am rating this book 2 out of 4 stars. I enjoyed reading the poetic way in which the author wrote this narrative, and I found the book to be quite well edited. However, as I explained above, it sometimes proved difficult to keep pace with the text in terms of narrative and time. Also, I was distracted the entire time by the fact that the characters are never named; as a reader, you are only given an inkling as to what they look like physically.
I would suggest this book to romance readers and those who enjoy a delightfully complex turn of phrase. As I wrote above, the beautiful wording throughout the book is reason enough to read it. I would also imagine that those who have dealt with the difficulty of having selfish and dreadfully unhelpful family members would relate to this book.
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Wandering Feelings
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Wandering Feelings by Boyko Ovcharov is, on the surface, a short book narrating a love story. It is a tale as old as time, boy meets girl, and both fall deeply and quickly in love. Yet selfish and greedy family members on both sides of this union work to constantly keep the couple in a state of struggle. Through the couple’s striving for their dreams, they showcase for the reader the difference that a supportive network can have on the life and success of people in this world. While telling this tale, the author relates it to the life story that we all share, alluding to the highs and lows that every member of humanity must experience.
I was absolutely astounded by the vocabulary and elegant descriptions of the settings, people, and aspects of life found in this publication. The book is almost poetic in its wording throughout its entirety, phrasing even the simplest of sentences delicately and intricately. I also immensely enjoyed the love story that was the central theme of this book. The way that these characters interact on the page is written in a way that makes you feel privy to a special connection that the two main characters share.
That said, I was thrown off quite a bit while reading this book due to the frequent changes in narration style. On one page, it may be the main male character’s point of view, then it could switch to the main female character’s perspective, next it could change and be the author seemingly speaking directly to the reader; all of these changes occur with no warning, so it is challenging to keep up. This book also narrates through many different temporal dimensions, with little warning as it switches amongst them. Lastly, I found it off-putting that the characters are never named, only described physically. I’m not sure of the intended purpose of this, but it felt like an unnecessary wall between the characters and the reader.
I am rating this book 2 out of 4 stars. I enjoyed reading the poetic way in which the author wrote this narrative, and I found the book to be quite well edited. However, as I explained above, it sometimes proved difficult to keep pace with the text in terms of narrative and time. Also, I was distracted the entire time by the fact that the characters are never named; as a reader, you are only given an inkling as to what they look like physically.
I would suggest this book to romance readers and those who enjoy a delightfully complex turn of phrase. As I wrote above, the beautiful wording throughout the book is reason enough to read it. I would also imagine that those who have dealt with the difficulty of having selfish and dreadfully unhelpful family members would relate to this book.
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Wandering Feelings
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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