geo_ix's review against another edition
DNF 25%
Okay so I'm rather pissed that I literally can't read this. I tried, I really did because I absolutely hate not finishing things, but this just kills me to read. Firstly, she's married, and from the sound of it, acts like her relationship is normal and not like they argue, it's just that she's in love with this twat from college, and settled for someone she didn't love because he didn't want to settle down.
First chance she gets, she's jumping on him and agreeing to anything he says.
It wasn't just the story to this point that got to me, is was the writing and characters. Everything seemed a bit too formal or something... I don't know, it was stiff and I couldn't connect. As for the characters, Alex shit me to tears, and she was so self involved, saying she cared about her children (not so much her husband I noticed) but one touch and she was like goo and didn't care anymore.
Okay so I'm rather pissed that I literally can't read this. I tried, I really did because I absolutely hate not finishing things, but this just kills me to read. Firstly, she's married, and from the sound of it, acts like her relationship is normal and not like they argue, it's just that she's in love with this twat from college, and settled for someone she didn't love because he didn't want to settle down.
First chance she gets, she's jumping on him and agreeing to anything he says.
It wasn't just the story to this point that got to me, is was the writing and characters. Everything seemed a bit too formal or something... I don't know, it was stiff and I couldn't connect. As for the characters, Alex shit me to tears, and she was so self involved, saying she cared about her children (not so much her husband I noticed) but one touch and she was like goo and didn't care anymore.
lisamh68's review
3.0
I had a hard time getting into this story. It was more of a manual than a story.
atlantisblauw's review
1.0
I won this book in a Firstreads giveaway.
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I used to think that a negative review said more about the person writing it than about the book. In this case, I'm having a hard time coming up with positive aspects of this book.
The only positive thing I can come up with is that writing about the relation between depression, sensory stimulation and sex is original. Other than that, there's nothing I can think of.
The style of writing is terrible. When the main character was said to "literally drown in stimulation" I couldn't help wishing that were true. Indigo Bloome seems to be missing the point of the word 'literally' and she has demonstrated this on more than one occasion. Other than that the language is far from original. It lacks nearly every form of creativity. Also she mixes clinical terms with sex scenes, which for me at least is a turn off.
Saying that the characters are flat characters would be a compliment. And I got really fed up with the repetitive monologues of Alexandra, about Jeremy knowing her better than she knows herself.
The part about her ending her marriage just makes me laugh, it's so bad. "Hi honey, how was your trip?" 'Oh, it was great, but I cheated on you' "No problem, I'm gay anyway, let's drink wine and pretend nothing happened and we'll just get a divorce and never mind the kids...". After 200 pages of 'how can I do this, I'm a mother', she suddenly seems to forget she even has children who might have feelings about their parents separating.
One thing that makes the characters so superficial is that you never learn anything about them or about the world they live in. Alexandra only describes her own sensations, she hardly ever mentions how other people look, what her surroundings look like or anything else, other than vague terms like 'delicious', 'beautiful', etc.
To be honest, I don't understand why this book was published. Maybe the writer shows some promise in her choice of subject, but she clearly hasn't developed a 'voice' and could benefit from studying narratology.
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I used to think that a negative review said more about the person writing it than about the book. In this case, I'm having a hard time coming up with positive aspects of this book.
The only positive thing I can come up with is that writing about the relation between depression, sensory stimulation and sex is original. Other than that, there's nothing I can think of.
The style of writing is terrible. When the main character was said to "literally drown in stimulation" I couldn't help wishing that were true. Indigo Bloome seems to be missing the point of the word 'literally' and she has demonstrated this on more than one occasion. Other than that the language is far from original. It lacks nearly every form of creativity. Also she mixes clinical terms with sex scenes, which for me at least is a turn off.
Saying that the characters are flat characters would be a compliment. And I got really fed up with the repetitive monologues of Alexandra, about Jeremy knowing her better than she knows herself.
The part about her ending her marriage just makes me laugh, it's so bad. "Hi honey, how was your trip?" 'Oh, it was great, but I cheated on you' "No problem, I'm gay anyway, let's drink wine and pretend nothing happened and we'll just get a divorce and never mind the kids...". After 200 pages of 'how can I do this, I'm a mother', she suddenly seems to forget she even has children who might have feelings about their parents separating.
One thing that makes the characters so superficial is that you never learn anything about them or about the world they live in. Alexandra only describes her own sensations, she hardly ever mentions how other people look, what her surroundings look like or anything else, other than vague terms like 'delicious', 'beautiful', etc.
To be honest, I don't understand why this book was published. Maybe the writer shows some promise in her choice of subject, but she clearly hasn't developed a 'voice' and could benefit from studying narratology.
mandybrox's review
3.0
No sé qué pensar de este libro.
Más de una vez he estado fuera de mi zona de confort...
Más de una vez he estado fuera de mi zona de confort...
ankaashp's review against another edition
1.0
Malísimo. No encuentro nada positivo que decir sobre este libro.
izzle17's review
challenging
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? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders