gracetgibbon's review against another edition
4.0
Comic romantic thriller! An interesting concept and has great passages but kinda lost me at the end. Still cool tho!
elisabethstroud23's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-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
3.75
heyhannahrae's review against another edition
3.0
2.5, rounding up.
So I was trying to explain how I felt about this book to my mom. The writing was great, and I imagine the author is a quirky and fun person to hang out with, but let’s say the author’s zingers only come out 15-20% of the time. Some of the time, she’s serious and not snarky/sarcastic. In her book, however, the narrator is snarky/sarcastic 100% of the time… and I guess I didn’t really enjoy that. From a writing standout, the author nailed it, I suppose. However, it just seemed a bit pretentious to me.
Anyway, that’s what I thought. The figurative language was amazing and the character development was fine. I just wasn’t invested in either the characters or the plot.
So I was trying to explain how I felt about this book to my mom. The writing was great, and I imagine the author is a quirky and fun person to hang out with, but let’s say the author’s zingers only come out 15-20% of the time. Some of the time, she’s serious and not snarky/sarcastic. In her book, however, the narrator is snarky/sarcastic 100% of the time… and I guess I didn’t really enjoy that. From a writing standout, the author nailed it, I suppose. However, it just seemed a bit pretentious to me.
Anyway, that’s what I thought. The figurative language was amazing and the character development was fine. I just wasn’t invested in either the characters or the plot.
samagra's review against another edition
2.0
not my cup of tea….the humor was kinda lost on me. couldn’t focus while reading the physical copy but also kinda tuned out listening to the ebook?
simonebstn's review against another edition
This book is fine, a bit dense and confusing and I just couldn’t get into it properly
pharmdad2007's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley for the audiobook ARC!
Three times while reading Cult Classic, I thought 'this is a really cool idea for a novel!' Which should show you that the plot line is anything but stale! I found the writing to be witty, and the narration top-notch, which is not always the case when the author is the narrator (I'm looking at you Daniel Handler). I highly recommend this book!
Three times while reading Cult Classic, I thought 'this is a really cool idea for a novel!' Which should show you that the plot line is anything but stale! I found the writing to be witty, and the narration top-notch, which is not always the case when the author is the narrator (I'm looking at you Daniel Handler). I highly recommend this book!
akohlasch's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
lazygal's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at 25%. I couldn't get into the plot nor did I care about Lola.
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss.
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss.