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funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I loved this book and I related so heavily to Sally that it's like Sittenfeld crawled inside my skin and wrote a version of the wish fulfillment romcom I've always wanted. That said, it felt compressed somehow. Like there could have been more in places and certain moments felt glossed over. I didn't enjoy the way the ending felt flat and the disagreements were never quite fleshed out. There was never any danger, so there were never any heightened emotions. I needed just a bit more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, and Medical trauma
Minor: Eating disorder and Excrement