caustic_wonder's review
3.0
This is another book I really want half stars on. I'm firmly between 2 and 3 stars here. But I'll err on the side of liking this more than I didn't, mostly because there are some parts that flow, that really capture the essence of visceral stream of conscious punk teenage-dom and it was great. But there are moments when it was really really disjointed and felt like someone pointing out all the cracks in a tile floor and making you find the broken pieces and fit them all back together. It just wasn't happening.
rat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Hillsbery makes tremendous points in a punk-rock slam-poet prose, but god if it isn't impossible to read with my dyslexia!
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