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Good Girl by Anna Fitzpatrick

17 reviews

nzmerchant's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lucy is by no means a perfect character - and that’s exactly what I love about her. She’s been written in such a raw, flawed human that you can’t help but relate to her and forgive her for all her shortcomings (because we are all flawed beings) Contrary to most of the other reviews, I feel it ended completely and perfectly. There are minor moments of growth within Lucy and towards the end, her interaction with Danny is so humbling and shows that you don’t become a completely different person overnight. I love how the author perfectly encapsulates that frustrated restlessness of being stuck in place while thinking you’re special, the desire for immediate affection. Very beautifully written. I’ve missed reading contemporary fiction!!!!

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marmijournals's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I am thrilled by the writing of this author yet taken aback by the middle to ending as i didnt expect her to be entrenched in a toxicy relationship and am a bit troubled by how it ended? or confused? But i am so so so so excited to read more, very curious to see future writing!!!! i want more!!!

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franoflittlespoons's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

I didn't expect to relate to the main character as much as I did. But the uncertainty of being a young woman is so perfectly captured.

Heartbreaking and hilarious, I highlighted so many passages!

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slime_cherry's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I felt like the author cracked open my brain and directly extracted my thoughts and experiences to distill them into a novel.

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ellen_is_reading's review

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emotional funny reflective fast-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

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milsbach's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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peregrinwho's review

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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jencolumb0's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I picked this up at exactly the right time and gobbled it up in a single night. Perhaps, like Lucy, I think too much about things, but I found this book to be a multi-layered exploration of modern female agency. The BDSM angle makes the whole thing skew salacious (at least at the beginning) but it’s a surprisingly good tool for unpacking some of the issues Fitzpatrick addresses and demonstrating Lucy’s emotional growth.

I really liked the fact that Fitzpatrick spent so much time on Lucy, end-stop, and not her, defined by her status as a caretaker (as women are more often than not portrayed in media). As a result, I think the more worthy comparisons are to Apple TV’s Physical or even Sex Education. Fleabag is so thoroughly, almost pathologically unlikeable that the comparisons between the show and this book land as ham-handed, missing a lot of the contours of Fitzpatrick’s work and far too quickly writing off Lucy for her proverbial warts. Comparisons to The Secretary feel lazy, given the extensive conversation Fitzpatrick has in this book with both the short-story and the movie and it’s status as one of the few, relatively mainstream depictions of BDSM. This book has far more going for it than kink and it underscores the book’s point about the treatment of women and their value at this point in history if that element is your focal point.

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vikkisgrotto's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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minaopal's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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