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drinkthefloor's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Murder
it took me ages to finish this book, so my reading slump almost definitely contributed to me not enjoying it as much as i could have. the syntax drew me in from the beginning- i liked how everything merged together into one messy mass- similar to sally rooney in the sense of there being no punctuation markers of speech, but almost better. this was because of the fragmented nature of the syntax, often bearing physical gaps and line breaks. i also liked how there was no clear trajectory for the chapters; they alternated between the two narrators but were only separated by a single bold sentence. i could feel myself sympathising with lauren in particular even though i hated her guts and it was interesting to see her future oriented self almost degrade during the book. also i appreciated how modern the storytelling was, with themes of class in particular, and the timely issue of brexit.
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