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katstuart's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
hpedrotti's review against another edition
Great ending and great beginning. Nice parts throughout but often I felt pulled in two many directions
lorenzadlung's review against another edition
3.0
I found the first part confusing, the second part was interesting, and the final part was very compelling! Poetically and with respect to the topic a grand finale.
bmeadow's review
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jmcook's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
oraclebykittie's review against another edition
4.0
oh my god eileen you are exhausting. but i like your life, thank you for letting me hang out in there. we're the same boy.
lizawall's review against another edition
4.0
I read this because I heard it had a lot of sex in it, and due to some kind of error the publisher sent it to me for free. Other times I tried to read Eileen Myles I couldn't get past the feeling that she was full of it in the bad way, but in this book she seemed more sympathetic because there are parts about being young and not knowing a lot, and there is that great line about being an old crappy dyke with half a brain leaking a book. There wasn't as much sex as I was hoping but still some pretty good parts. Lots of it was true in the way that you know things are true but you feel like you aren't allowed to say it like maybe it is embarrassing but she just says it.
very_mellifluous's review against another edition
I expected to like this book - it fits all the things I usually enjoy. But it felt disjointed in a not-enjoyable way. And the passages seem to be collections of memories about places, which I would regularly enjoy, but something about the pacing and style didn’t hit right for me. I am still going to try some of Myles’ other books, and maybe I’ll come back to finish Inferno in the future!
sunnyd123's review against another edition
5.0
I just remembered that my life isn’t over but a poem is the grave for it all