Static
by Eric Laster
Published April 12, 2016
Hardcover, 336 pages
MY GOODREADS RATING 2/5 STARS
(Thanks to Netgalley and Automatic Publishing, I received a copy of this book to review)
GOODREADS SYNOPSIS:
"When Curtis Brooks starts receiving phone calls from his older brother Wilt, who’s been dead a week, he’s sure it’s to help him find evidence that will lead to a murderer’s arrest. But Wilt claims he wasn’t murdered; his calling, meant to help him adjust, is standard protocol for newly deceased at the Aftermart—a kind of inescapable, ever-expanding Walmart filled with discontinued products.
Wilt’s death ruled a homicide, Curtis embarks on a dangerous plan to find the killer, which soon has him scheming against a billionaire and floundering toward love with his brother’s ex-girlfriend Suzy, all while struggling through high school and his single mom’s poor choices.
Why does Wilt help Curtis win over Suzy, even as he organizes a rebellion at the Aftermart? Who’d wanted him dead? Curtis risks his life to answer these questions, in the process forging a bond with his brother unlike any they’ve ever had."
MY THOUGHTS:
This book started out very interesting, and I thought I was going to absolutely love it. Sadly, it went downhill very quickly. I thought it was completely far fetched and barely made sense.
I thought the writing style was extremely wordy, and the story just dragged for me. I couldn't relate to the main character in any aspect. I felt like he was slightly or extremely devoid of emotions. Maybe, he was just emotionally unattached. Either way I wasn't feeling him at all.
This book was just not for me, which is perfectly fine. It is probably being loved by others reading right now, I hope it is.
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