Emily Bleeker

Dan John Miller

When I'm Gone

A Novel

María Belén

The premise of the book reminded me of P.S. I Love You. And that along with the positive reviews made me want read it.

I'm in the minority here but really, this was bad.

The characters are one dimensional. There's no character development whatsoever. And the little boy Clayton, his character was completely unrealistic. He's a 3 year old that talks and behaves like an adult! It was so unbelievable that his lines made me laugh. 

The plot is good. There are some mysteries and secrets that could have worked for this type of story if it wouldn't have been so melodramatic. I get what the author tried to do. This book deals with several important and sensitive topics that should have made the story deep and moving. But it's just dramatic. Not even cheesy. Really there's so much drama. 

So, I guess this could have been good. I don't know. To me it was just boring.

When I'm Gone

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