Girls in Trucks
by Katie Crouch
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Book Reviews of Girls in Trucks
Book Review: Random, disorganized, choppy story
Summary: 3 Stars
I had high hopes for this books. I love Southern humor, and coming of age tales are usually pretty easy to get through when I'm reading on the bus.
Girls in Trucks starts off telling the story of Sarah Walters, a Southern debutante who does not particularly want to follow the "coming out" way of life. The book then proceeds telling her life story, always turning back to her Southern roots.
I did not like that the author jumps from point to point, with little or no background information to inform the reader. At times, I had to go back to jog my memory about a certain character or event. There was no organizational flow. The book also switches from first person to third person randomly, which confused me. Should have stayed with first person throughout.
Easy book to get through, but very random tales threaded together with no details.
Book Review: Gravely disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
As an author myself, I was gravely disappointed in this book. There is no plot, the character development is weak at best. It seems like Ms. Couch has some issues with exhibitionism. Who wants to read about a bunch of southern bells and their sexual escapades? Certainly not me! I would have stopped after the first chapter if my book club hadn't picked it and I kept hoping it would get better and go somewhere. I guess I am an eternal optimist and kept looking for improvement in the style and the content. There is none, unfortunately. The ending was the best part (literally) but I'm afraid part of that was because it was over! Mildly interesting if you need the cheap thrills, otherwise skip it. I hope if she writes again she gets some help. I find it hard to believe in the "hard to break into" publishing world that she found anyone to publish this.Book Review: Waste of Time
Summary: 1 Stars
This book was honestly a complete waste of time. I keep waiting for it to get better, but it seems I might as well just stop now becuase it gets worse. I just got to the part where they are in VT driving high and think it's funny. I think she is straight up pathetic. Yeah, she came from Charleston and was "brought up proper" but it shows you, that means nothing. You can still end up like trash. I would never, ever want to be like this character in this book. The book is filled with stereotypes of the North, College and NYC. It is also written terribly, jumping from one time period to the next. Hardly a well told story. I will probably never read anything from this author again - really don't waste your money and don't let your young girls read this for fear that they will end up a dead beat just like this character.Book Review: Disjointed book, self-hating character. Writer has real potential though.
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this after having visited Charleston for the first time and eager to read about the culture behind the gorgeous walls. I wasn't expecting a happy book, in fact I'd expect a book to contrast the people's actual happiness in such a rigid social environment vs the facade. That would after all, make for creative tension. The book however was terribly disjointed, a character is developed in one chapter and then dropped from view except token appearances later. Very little is explained or carried through. That said, I finished the book. I kept on wanting something to happen, the writing itself was interesting and the characters were written to have a lot of promise, but the only real thread was addiction and an almost complete lack of inner life or wisdom of the main character.Book Review: Ingenious
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to admit I'm a guy. I read "Girls in Trucks" on assignment and enjoyed it for the most part. A good first novel...funny at times...on the nose a bit at others. There were times I questioned why I should care about Sarah. Her great love in life was a rich, abusive jerk. What does it say about her that this was the best thing that ever happened to her? Where is the rooting factor? That said, there were times I was about the chuck the whole thing into the river when the narrative turned from third, to second person, to first person that really grabbed me. Somehow, the author knew when she was pushing the "chick lit" thing almost to far. That said, I'd recommend this to women first, and guys second for the humor.