Review for The Sun and Other Stars by Brigid Pasulka

The Sun and Other Stars is an adult fiction novel written by Brigid Pasulka.

a copy of this book was won through Goodreads


i don't like reviewing books that didn't give me any strong feelings about it. it's easier to write about a book that you absolutely love or completely loathe. this book was just...okay. i didn't hate it but i failed to fall in love with the story. it look me a long time to start reading it. it almost got to the point when i thought i would abandon it. i am glad that i stuck with it because i enjoyed reading it and once i started i finished in a day. i just wish this was a book that i would want to reread but once is enough for me.

the book is about Etto, a young man who is floating through life after losing his brother and mother back to back. things start to look up when calcio (AKA soccer) superstar, Yuri, and his family come stay in Etto's small village for refuge. Yuri's sister, Zhuki, begins to chip away at Etto's armor and show him how life can be worth living and it pays to let people in. i feel that even the summary was boring and i can't for the life of me remember why i wanted to read this book.

i was more interested in the side characters than with Etto's life. his romance with Zhuki was cute but i could not care less about whether they stayed together or not. if this would would have been told from multiple POVs, maybe i would have liked it better. but it's Etto's story so that would have made it a different book entirely. if this book were about a small Italian town and how everyone was affected by the death of Etto's brother and mother, it would have been great. the whole town was looking out for Etto anyway. i would have appreciated a look into their lives as well. the writing was good but all the Italian words were very distracting and took me out of the story. i didn't know what was being said half the time and after i while i didn't care anymore.

i read this book, some things happened, and yada yada yada i'm writing this review. i'm not saying don't read this book. if you think it's interesting then give it a try. i just can't bring myself to recommend it.


3 STAR RATING