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Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler

39 reviews

brotestantethic's review

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emotional 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

5.0

I think I’m going to vomit. Everyone in this story is so broken, they can’t stop hurting each other. This is what it’s like when you try and reinvent yourself, but you fall victim to one image of youth. You fall in love with ideas. 
Danler’s prose is beautiful. Her characters are ugly. I’ll literally never recover. 
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ashleysager's review against another edition

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

3.75

This book grew on me the more I read it. Very interesting coming of age story; however, the ending was kind of abrupt and disappointing. 
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cheskann's review

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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valeriaboom's review

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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lyleelou11's review against another edition

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2.25

A really weird want to be Glee x Euphoria type of book. 

The MFC tries way too hard to be Rachel Berry.

Her co-workers make their job site seem like the Euphoria set.

There was a decent amount of good language, and it made me crave coffee, red wine & dark chocolate.
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ramarisiramar's review

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emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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theinfinitebookcase's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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cboll's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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nicolelis's review

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adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

good book, but not great :) i liked the way it's formatted for the most part, but it was occasionally confusing; the characters are relatable, irritating, and off-putting all at once. not a book i'd recommend to everyone. 
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sydneybedell's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective tense 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? Yes

3.25

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