Negative Positive
Title: Disappointing
Review: I was a big fan of "Another Roadside Attraction" and "Cowgirls," and wish that Robbins could rediscover the empathy and affection he had for the characters in these books. Gwendolyn, the stockbroker heroine of "Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas," is fairly unlikeable, which is okay with me. A much bigger problem is what a thin character she is. And why on earth Robbins decided to use the second person voice to tell this story is completely beyond me since he so frequently slides out of Gwendolyn's perspective to deliver lengthy musings that seem far more in character with the author's sensibility than with hers. By the end, I became a weary of Robbins showing off at the expense of his characters.
Is the review positive or negative? 