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The First Bad Man by Miranda July

joeylm's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a weird one, but I quite liked it. If you're as much of a sucker for a peculiar character hopelessly lost in their own head as I am, and you're cool with that character and the events surrounding them sometimes causing you discomfort, give it a try and you might also find yourself surprisingly moved.

jasmin__'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tmfletcher's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

alisarae's review against another edition

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3.0

I think this book was extremely well-written, but the story itself wasn't for me.

arachnophobia's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved this book. The entire time I couldn't stop thinking how odd the main character was but there was something completely familiar about it too. Excellent writing. Made me feel so much. So happy she rejected Phillip in the end. Ending was cute. 

lrncon121's review against another edition

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hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

dvdpcp's review against another edition

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5.0

Incredible. Then I wanted to read/see other stuff but I also don’t. Learning stuff about her takes away from what the book was to me. I loved this book

mcintosholivia's review against another edition

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2.0

I have no idea whether I liked or disliked this

jnaomimorris's review against another edition

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unhinged. either a 0/5 or a 5/5, I can’t tell

babs_jellymuck's review against another edition

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4.0

My response to this book was pretty much: "Wait. What just happened?"

But I really couldn't put it down, and it spoke volumes to the weird voyeur in me. I somehow couldn't get enough of the weirdness.

*Returned to Caitlyn