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briryder's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
I loved this book. It reminded me a bit of Sweetbitter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexism, Rape, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Sexual violence
Minor: Racism
eleanormarierose's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
A little bit disappointed unfortunately as I had high hopes. I thought there was going to be more of a storyline and characters would be developed more. I enjoyed it but thought I was going to be blown away by more.
I always feel bad rating books low when they have been gifted to me but this is just my opinion.
The story is about a woman getting a job in the TV industry and navigating professional life when working with men.
The key themes are sexual assault, misogyny and work relationships.
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Favourite quotes:
I sleep on my stomach, in the “ready” position. The position you are supposed to take if you are asleep and wake to find an unwanted man on top of you.
I always feel bad rating books low when they have been gifted to me but this is just my opinion.
The story is about a woman getting a job in the TV industry and navigating professional life when working with men.
The key themes are sexual assault, misogyny and work relationships.
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Favourite quotes:
I sleep on my stomach, in the “ready” position. The position you are supposed to take if you are asleep and wake to find an unwanted man on top of you.
I learned what to do with a man I didn’t want on top of me before I learned what to do with a man I did.
“It’s just, to do well, you have to be willing to make it your whole life.”
“I am,”
This conversation feels like reading a familiar map upside down. Same landmarks, different destination.
He is polite, careful. The bourbon bottle is gone. We go on.
It surprises me, that realization. How far I’ve come, how fully integrated I am into this department, this company where I used to feel lost and foolish and out of step.
“That was the only thing I knew I could do. I was lonely and miserable, and I didn’t know if I would ever find love or have a family, but I never doubted my career. I really believed I could change the world. Or a piece of it, at least.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Sexism
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