topicalsolution's review against another edition
dark
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
nunzia2210's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
elharpwhy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
orlena's review against another edition
2.0
I love an unhinged, depressed woman in fiction. And this fit the definition… and just that. No real plot, no real character growth one way or the other. Typically they grow more unhinged, but the two main characters stayed basically the same with bad things happening here and there and then it ends unsatisfying and abruptly. I listened to this on 3x speed on audio, and it’s pretty short already, but I feel like I wasted my time.
katecorliss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
meemawreads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have a potentially controversial prediction: the people who hate Halle Butler's characters aren't mentally ill 🫣
Yes, this and The New Me are very similar in characters and tone: both include bitter, anxious, depressed, delusional, jaded and/or hopeless women in their 20s and 30s (presumably white). They hate their jobs, pick fights with partners, secretly resent all their friends, make terrible choices. I've said before that a lot of people confuse disliking a main character with disliking a book, but I love reading about unlikable people. There were a few inner thoughts or quotes from Jillian in which I was uncomfortable recognizing past versions of myself. And then I realized all those past versions were during a depression or before my anxiety was medicated. I think the people who will connect with these books are the ones self-aware to realize they have had unflattering moments like these characters. TLDR, the normies won't get it 😉 four taters 🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
Yes, this and The New Me are very similar in characters and tone: both include bitter, anxious, depressed, delusional, jaded and/or hopeless women in their 20s and 30s (presumably white). They hate their jobs, pick fights with partners, secretly resent all their friends, make terrible choices. I've said before that a lot of people confuse disliking a main character with disliking a book, but I love reading about unlikable people. There were a few inner thoughts or quotes from Jillian in which I was uncomfortable recognizing past versions of myself. And then I realized all those past versions were during a depression or before my anxiety was medicated. I think the people who will connect with these books are the ones self-aware to realize they have had unflattering moments like these characters. TLDR, the normies won't get it 😉 four taters 🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
daisyddoug's review against another edition
4.0
Love Butlers writing, visceral and it hurts. Ambiguous ending made me want more. Always good. Note to self take a break from reading people experiencing so many intense feelings