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NSFW, by Isabel Kaplan

21 reviews

briryder's review

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

I loved this book. It reminded me a bit of Sweetbitter.
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beccaww16's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The best use of white feminism in a book hands down 
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carlyellefsen's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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geekybobbin's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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vivi_fan's review

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dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

This book is so conflicting…like I see the argument the book makes however there are other moments in the book where I just shake my head.
SpoilerLike the moment she’s complaining about how she has it so hard because her mom pulled some strings for her to get a temp job.
. There’s a lot of white feminist issues stated here. Important issues nonetheless…but white. I would be lying if I said I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but it was captivating and made me think about women’s role in the corporate world and how they are perceived in it. 
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elizabethmaria's review

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tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

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eeviee's review

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.0

An assistant to a Hollywood exec narrates her experiences in the industry and how she navigates her relationships with her mom, colleagues, and partners. There is something cutting about how acutely self-aware this book is, almost as though it's dancing to the same tune as most of its ilk. Let's be honest, there have been a lot of hyper-feminist books being released, and I'm not complaining, although it has become oversaturated. This book tries to beat itself up with that. It's equal parts funny in a way that's dangerous because you're not quite sure if you should be laughing at all. It talks about privilege, rape, the MeToo Movement, or the works of it, and it's obvious which exec it describes. I can almost hear the hate for this book simmering from the edges of a select crowd, gnashing its teeth at this unsuspecting plot. 

I'm glad it was left open-ended. The reader is left to marinate with their thoughts and presumptions on how our main character will decide between two opportunities that will make or break the entire narrative. A small detail that I also like is how their name is never mentioned; the reader floats through the story never realizing that until the very end because how are you supposed to distinguish yourself from such a mediocre character who somehow mirrors the very same hypocritical internal monologue most of us have? 
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amergens's review

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dark funny reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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ukponge's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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cphunter's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

Not an earth-shattering read but a compelling story nonetheless. Pacing was off for me though, as action only picked up in the last third so the ending felt unsatisfactorily open. The main character was interesting but a lot of her character development was given through her actions so I never felt immersed in or connected to her emotions and inner motivations. The mother was an interesting character although
Spoiler the introspective speech she gives just over two-thirds of the way through was so incongruent with her character that it felt forced. There was acknowledgement of this from the narrator but that didn’t stop it being jarring.

A quick light read in many ways although the subject matter is dark and in many ways sadly realistic. I wanted the themes of nepotism to be more thoroughly explored. 
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