Reviews with content warning for Rape - Boy Parts

Weirdly readable for overall a pretty flat book. The narrator and main characters is utterly unlikeable, narcissistic, manipulative and cruel. I love a dark read but this didn’t work for me. She gets away with some vile stuff without really ever losing the people around her, is clearly violently unwell mentally which never gets properly addressed, nor does it add a lot, and is an unreliable narrator in a pretty boring way. The ending felt like it was supposed to be poetic somehow but was bland.

Irina is an insufferable asshole throughout. Boring supporting characters, too. Everyone felt very 1-dimentional. The entire book just felt like it was trying really hard to be edgy and challenging.

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ecaballero96's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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pola_pocket_'s review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I can't say I liked the book because I truly didn't, which is weird because unhinged women characters is my cup of tea. But damn Irina was truly unlikable. Some parts were funny but the whole book was just an acid trip. Very much unreliable narrator which I loved. Ultimately I kept reading the book because I simply couldn't stop. I guess the story was entertaining and Irina was so crazy I wanted to see what the hell she would do next. I feel like nothing really happend, the closing of the book wasn't strong enough for me so I don't think I'll be recommending or reading this book again.

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bradfordh's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Some reviews said it was funny, which shocks me. Did not get the humor. Was dark and painful to read at times, but couldn’t stop reading it and when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it.

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megusa98's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The character in general is just unlikeable, and that kinda makes me dislike the book. There's not much character development, she remains narcissistic and the way she talks about herself is "pick me" and ahhh.

I do like the story though, it did make me want to read on (mostly in the hopes that SOMEONE would humble the protagonist) Most of my reading of this was done in a 2hr time-blindness read between midnight and 2am.

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kristenreids's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

Idk why this is listed as horror because it’s not. It’s a good book, but not what I was looking for. Was mostly psychological. I found myself mostly just hating and psychoanalyzing the main character. I still don’t understand what the point of the book was. Gave it a four because it somehow managed to be interesting without having a true plot. Lots of drugs and self destruction.

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itsameh's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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