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clairephillips's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Incest, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-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
2.25
*Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC
If someone were to ask me how to describe this book, I wouldn't know what to say because I honestly have no idea. The Details contains 4 chapters with each focusing on a person who's played an important role in the narrator's life. It's reminiscent to a memoir; it could also be auto-fiction. We learn a lot about the aforementioned focused characters, but not nearly as much on the main character herself.
I don't think this book is for me, but it's undeniable that the writing definitely hits, at times amazing me with how the author manages to capture such personal - though now I realize they're perhaps universal after reading this book - thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, Genberg's novel is a compilation of obscure vignettes with no plot, whose strengths, in my opinion, lie largely in the writing that can pierce deeply, as well as the unpredictability of the story whose little twists and reveals can be surprising and evocative.
If someone were to ask me how to describe this book, I wouldn't know what to say because I honestly have no idea. The Details contains 4 chapters with each focusing on a person who's played an important role in the narrator's life. It's reminiscent to a memoir; it could also be auto-fiction. We learn a lot about the aforementioned focused characters, but not nearly as much on the main character herself.
I don't think this book is for me, but it's undeniable that the writing definitely hits, at times amazing me with how the author manages to capture such personal - though now I realize they're perhaps universal after reading this book - thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, Genberg's novel is a compilation of obscure vignettes with no plot, whose strengths, in my opinion, lie largely in the writing that can pierce deeply, as well as the unpredictability of the story whose little twists and reveals can be surprising and evocative.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Death of parent
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