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rokinjaguar's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
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
It’s hard for me to rate this book. I really enjoyed the writing style and willingness to go to the darkest places, but I also felt disappointed. I related with the narrator sometimes and sympathized with her, but I also had a strong enough distaste for her and her choices/mindset that I didn’t really feel much for the characters. She wasn’t compelling because, even though I understand she isn’t well mentally and isn’t being supported well by her family, she also isn’t trying at all to improve things. And yet she thinks she’s better than everyone else. There’s an apathetic condescension to her that made it difficult for me to care about her at all, but I did find so much that was interesting. I wonder if I was supposed to leave the book having less sympathy for the narrator than I started with. If she wasn’t so condescending, if she honestly tried to improve but failed, this would have been so compelling. Oh well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent
hannahduda's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
floatinthevoid's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I get why some people are very disturbed by this. But still I appreciate how the author experiments on intrusive and impulsive thoughts, blurring reality and imagination. There are some parts in this book that I found funny, like this one:
"Since when did sitting down and having some water get rid of the desire to die?"
Yea, that sums up my kind of humor 😀
"Since when did sitting down and having some water get rid of the desire to die?"
Yea, that sums up my kind of humor 😀
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse and Gun violence