text: don't believe the hype
  
  Too many five-star reviews on this novel need to be tempered by some more realistic assessments. I tried reading it but I just found the language flat. the "freshwater" metaphor and the many descriptions of the womb like a river and the baby like a fish seemed forced, hackneyed, and contrived. I skipped ahead and it looked like all I was going to find was a campus drama.