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isabellakost's review
dark
reflective
slow-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
2.75
No plot, just vibes. The first 2/3 of the book are slow and incredibly repetitive. Henry Chinaski is a hatable narrator and his voracious appetite for increasingly problematic lovers gets a little old. If it weren’t for the last 1/3 of the book (where Chinaski starts doing some self-reflection), I would’ve given this book 2 stars. Still, I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone apart from, say, a fellow novelist looking to explore an interesting style of writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol
emilyrose333's review against another edition
dark
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
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Racial slurs
jtaveras's review
dark
funny
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
The writing is great if you can get passed the misogyny and sexual abuse
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