Anonymous asked: Why did you hate The Slap so much? Any specific reasons? Just wondering as I am thoroughly enjoying it at the moment although I am only halfway through the book.
Well, I didn’t hate it SO much — I did get about 3/4ths of way through.
My main complaint is that it is overwritten. The central conflict was quite interesting but the author developed so many other plotlines that I found it really quite tedious. His technique of devoting discrete chapters to different characters’ perspectives is one that only works if each character is equally interesting — and to me, in this case, they’re not.
But tell me what you like about it! I always like to hear different views.
