vi_readsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kcmichelle's review against another edition
It was due back toand had the library and had holds. I will probably go back and finish some day. It can only be read in short periods. It is sometimes funny but often very tedious details. Definitely NOT a page turner for me. That said some observations and commentary are interesting enough to pick it up again
madscha's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
flavia's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
emmauppelschoten's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
beautifully written, a little more advanced than i can usually tolerate but once i slowed down everything made more sense. very unsatisfying ending but honestly that was to be expected. definitely will read again sometime.
glissoway's review against another edition
challenging
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
amyyes's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
artist_lace's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I mistakenly started with the second book in this series, “Either/Or.” It was interesting to gain some perspective on the happenings of “Either/Or” and enjoyable knowing how certain aspects of the story turn out.
Much like “Either/Or” I enjoy the author’s unconventional way of describing things:
“…trying to determine whether any of the rectangles in my peripheral vision was a box of tissues.”
Much like “Either/Or” I enjoy the author’s unconventional way of describing things:
“…trying to determine whether any of the rectangles in my peripheral vision was a box of tissues.”
"They were good nouns. Calendar, dictionary, briefcase, bear."
"The adjunct instructor also said stupid things, but they were in Spanish, so you learned more."
notmckinzie's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Extremely relatable and yet opaque at the same time. I often felt that Selin might be autistic, which is to say that reading her often felt as if I was encountering things without a trace of the usual, liminal thought processing or understanding of others intentions with which I would usually process the information granted to me by my neurotypical (at least in that regard) brain. This is a positive thing. It forced me to live in a world in which I do not understand, because she doesn’t understand, which then led me to conclude that I genuinely still don’t understand the world we live in. Being 18/19 years old is so fun and so scary. It is life magnified. I loved this book.
talltalereads's review against another edition
3.0
there were a lot of individual scenes/lines in this that really struck hard.. but as a whole I think I'm too dumb to be the target audience for this book