saturma's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nasathespaceship's review
4.0
Short, sweet, sad, heavy, a delicate look at a consuming girlhood friendship, prose so affecting and beautifully ugly in a way that I haven’t read in a while, I liked how the big things were small and the small things were big, a sleepy look at nostalgia where nothing extraordinary happens yet when I finished it I felt the weight of a rock in my chest
giuliapelizzo's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
whitne_ey's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Abortion, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Sexual content
rvlgonzalez's review
I'm not entirely sure how to feel about this book. It is thoroughly sad in the way that people who have left small towns and outgrow them and return to find out that nothing has changed feel sad. Maybe I was just sad while reading it. It is beautifully well written and interesting in many ways, I'm just not certain that it summed to anything.
I hope I can update this review later.
I hope I can update this review later.
katiemakar's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
puritanbabe's review
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
arunendro's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
type of book to literally kill you if you read it in a nostalgic mood
mleger97's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wanted a little more- I think! I did not get as attached as I wanted to the characters, but loved the exploration of girlhood, female freinds, the female effect on males, etc. weird girlhood vibes