Review: Carry On

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I purchased this book at Kew and Willow in Kew Gardens, using a gift card from my siblings-in-law. This was on the Grade 11-12 reading list for NYC Reads 365.

An interesting fantasy with shifting first-person perspectives throughout the book. The novel focuses mostly on Simon, and starts with many chapters from only Simon's perspective, so the first time the perspective shifted was a jarring. Even later, I would start reading some dialogue and realize halfway through that I had been imagining the wrong person speaking.

I don't really understand the title. I think it popped up halfway through the book, but I don't feel like it has any significance and seems not at all memorable. In a year or so, if someone asks if I've read Carry On, I probably won't remember what it's about without some prompting.

The fact that the vast majority of the book takes place in the UK is pretty interesting, since I don't think the author is British. Since I'm also not British, I have no idea how well she captures things.

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