Reviews

The First Bad Man by Miranda July

ittylawrence's review

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

serenakuj's review

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

I think I have to give it 5 not because I absolutely loved it but bc it made me think and it made me feel and isn’t that the point of art? Honestly this whole book was so weird and every sentence was a wild ride in itself but there were also so many truisms of life laced throughout. I couldn’t decide if I loved or hated Cheryl but I was rooting for her either way, which I think says something. 

hwindow21's review

4.0

My most pervasive question is: What just happened? And my most pervasive answer is: Can't quite say, but I'm so glad it did.

I laughed out loud during the first 100 pages. But I sat in silence for a long time when I finished.

katrinamoves's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

donnatartlet's review

4.0

this might be a 5 star situation come back in a minute

breanneporter's review against another edition

funny 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

4.0

rainbowfishy's review against another edition

5.0

ok YES… it’s not perfect but MAN i couldn’t put it down. i debated on whether to rate this lower based on the parts that made me cringe (the defecating in takeout boxes, the yeasty foot smell, the sheer amount of times i had to read “cream in her puss”, etc) but who am i kidding - this thoroughly entertained me. yes it’s pretty vulgar, and also very weird, but it felt like it existed in it’s own weird universe that really sucked me in. it helps that i tend to love books about odd, idiosyncratic women. some parts were so absurd that i genuinely laughed out loud, some parts were so True and Sad that i was shocked by the dichotomy of it all. this book’s boldness and uniqueness surprised me, it would be a lie to say that i didn’t love reading it

nessaraehall's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

5.0

kassiani's review

3.25

Hella weird and not in a good way.

lunaliz's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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