jayvall reviewed Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
Review of 'Young Jane Young' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this book is the narrative choices the author made. The story itself is not that remarkable - it's basically a retelling of the Monica Lewinsky story - but telling it from the point of view of all of the women involved was different. The POV I enjoyed the least, was the actual protagonist, mainly because Zevin chose to tell her story in the "choose your own adventure" style. I understand it was a way to highlight all of the choices she didn't make, but I found it gimmicky and I almost quit the book at that point because that's how much I didn't care for it. Ultimately, I kept reading because I was on the bus, and why not, but I really didn't care for that at all.