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blyttgh's review against another edition
3.0
05/08/24 Very polarizing — I almost wish I was on either end of the spectrum instead of ambivalent in the middle. I really enjoyed the main narrator’s mind and I wonder what this could’ve been without the sudden shift to third person. This was a whirlwind with equal parts intriguing and ineffective moments.
Was it possible nothing of any significance had ever happened between us and our ending was just the sad process of realizing this? It was too sad to believe that we had just been two people staving off loneliness together.
82
Was there anything left of me in my mother?
88
all that stopped her from giving up was the belief that only incredibly boring people have lives that go the way they expect.
99
a man so stingy with himself that he refused to witness another’s pain.
130
boys grew up to be men, but girls just stayed girls as long as the whole world agreed to treat them this way, liabilities, precious objects, things to be protected or told what to do.
159
protecting her history was the only way she could control it, that if no one knew the way her childhood had been taken, then she had, in a way, taken it back.
239
He talked so much that Mary forgot she also had the ability to say things and her mute watching fueled him.
241
Was it possible nothing of any significance had ever happened between us and our ending was just the sad process of realizing this? It was too sad to believe that we had just been two people staving off loneliness together.
82
Was there anything left of me in my mother?
88
all that stopped her from giving up was the belief that only incredibly boring people have lives that go the way they expect.
99
a man so stingy with himself that he refused to witness another’s pain.
130
boys grew up to be men, but girls just stayed girls as long as the whole world agreed to treat them this way, liabilities, precious objects, things to be protected or told what to do.
159
protecting her history was the only way she could control it, that if no one knew the way her childhood had been taken, then she had, in a way, taken it back.
239
He talked so much that Mary forgot she also had the ability to say things and her mute watching fueled him.
241
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
khadijaheatswords's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
In her unconventional approach to the mystery of love and relationships, Catherine Lacey writes a kind of spiritual descendant of the Stepford Wives. The main character is frustratingly and endearingly passive, often finding life happening to her.
A star lost for part 2 of the book which shifts from a first person to a third person omniscient narrator. Too much time is spent on the inner loves of characters we will never see again and who do little to serve the story.
A star lost for part 2 of the book which shifts from a first person to a third person omniscient narrator. Too much time is spent on the inner loves of characters we will never see again and who do little to serve the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Blood
susanreadstheworld's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence