adriengoucher's review
2.0
Odd book, not sure I followed the plot? Was there a plot? Easy read though, finished in 2 hours.
catucousi's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-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
Cuando llegué a este libro se me "prometió" una pluma mordaz, crítica y divertida. Sin embargo…esta historia ha resultado pasar por mí sin pena ni gloria. No hay nada especialmente malo, pero tampoco nada memorable. No ha pasado tanto tiempo desde que leí esta historia hasta que estoy escribiendo esto y apenas recuerdo nada. Los personajes son (a mi parecer) bastante estereotípicos. Las reflexiones no están mal pero tampoco son algo demasiado destacable.
En fin, que no ha sido horrible pasar por esta historia pero tampoco ha resultado un placer.
Nota final: 6
:)
En fin, que no ha sido horrible pasar por esta historia pero tampoco ha resultado un placer.
Nota final: 6
:)
mllyck1's review
a teeny firecracker of a book . everything laing writes seeps into my veins like sunlight through leaves . i love you kathy acker i love you chantal joffe i love you olivia laing
folieassdeux's review against another edition
Initial thoughts: Reading this directly after Blood and Guts was utterly confusing. I'm not sure what calling the protagonist Kathy added to the novel except to make apparent the link to her plagiarising form of storytelling. Otherwise in pretty much every respect the protagonist feels divorced from Kathy Acker's literature and person. Aside from this the novel was pretty straightforward
privileged_loitering's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
This certainly had its moments. I expected them to eventually develop into a more convincing whole but unfortunately that didn't happen. Maybe I'd appreciate the concept more if I knew more about / were more interested in the work of Kathy Acker.
liekesmits's review
3.0
Interesting themes: the speed of world events and the news cycle, and how we relate these to our personal lives. The books itself, however, also feels a bit rushed (apparently Laing wrote it over 7 weeks), crammed with thoughts and intertextuality.
edamianif's review against another edition
3.0
If I could I would give it 3 stars and a half.
It really got me at the beginning but at some point it also drop a bit of my attention.
Overall I thinks is a good novel about how 2017 summer felt and the anxiety that today's world can generate if you check the news, twitter, Instagram et al constantly.
It really got me at the beginning but at some point it also drop a bit of my attention.
Overall I thinks is a good novel about how 2017 summer felt and the anxiety that today's world can generate if you check the news, twitter, Instagram et al constantly.
bookishjade's review against another edition
I can see what the author is trying to do but it isn't being done interestingly enough to keep me reading. I don't care about the main character or what happens to her. The vibe is quite negative and one note. There's no real excitement and all it refers to is a specific period of time in 2017, which is probably one we'd all rather leave behind. I'm not engaged and even though it's a short book it's a slog to get through.