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taliafelix's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
3.5
Really loved this book and it's premise, but I found the pacing to be slightly off. I would love to hear more about Maggie :)
crystaltran's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
this was less of a book and more of a really long stream of consciousness from someone i would hate to be friends with. i thought there would be more of a plot of the main character recovering emotionally and finding herself after her divorce, buts really just 300 pages of self-deprecation and millennial humor.
there are certainly parts that work. there’s little sections such as “devastating things my therapist said to me” and “google search history” that i found really funny and relatable. honestly, the entire thing was pretty relatable and i definitely know people like Maggie. i related to her in a lot of ways as well, which makes me wonder about my own future. and as annoying as Maggie was, that was definitely the point, and she did grow a lot by the end of the book. the overall message was pretty strong, and i appreciated the theme that it’s okay to not be okay, and that you will be eventually (and also communicate openly and accept help when you need it), but the journey there was treacherous.
the book definitely was not dynamic enough to carry the plot. not much happened, it was mainly just Maggie moping and engaging in the same destructive behaviors chapter after chapter. a shorter page count or even essay version of this plot probably would’ve been more effective. overall it was really okay, actually, but the end was heartwarming and somewhat worth the mess.
georgina27's review against another edition
Not the right book for me, could finish it if I tried but I’ve got over a 150 books to read
unhingedfemaleprotagonist's review against another edition
1.0
Had to DNF this one. It’s like one long internal dialogue that drones on and on and on and onnnnnnn. There is no real point or plot in sight. I struggled to get more than halfway through and STILL nothing of substance was happening. I’m done wasting my time.
sleepexpert's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jessdrewapic's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded to 4 ⭐
This definitely made me laugh and cringe, and even related to quite a bit, but for some reason I never actually felt moved by the main characters 'pain' so after the halfway point and she continued being whiny, a terrible friend and generally unlikeable, I started to lose interest. Overall a quick and funny read though!
This definitely made me laugh and cringe, and even related to quite a bit, but for some reason I never actually felt moved by the main characters 'pain' so after the halfway point and she continued being whiny, a terrible friend and generally unlikeable, I started to lose interest. Overall a quick and funny read though!
jaclyncrupi's review against another edition
3.0
There’s some pretty major hype for this one and I can see why. It’s a funny messy millennial divorce novel and very much about being the worst version of yourself when life changes course. It can be painful to read and deliberately so. The broader cast of characters was my favourite part of the book and they of course all disappear when our newly single, soon to be divorced protagonist is a hot out of control mess. There’s also a point when it all stops being funny and is just incredibly sad which is kinda the point. So I need to process this one and gather my thoughts a bit more but I suspect it will go off with a bang among 30-somethings.
ms_jo's review against another edition
5.0
It truly is a seminal work for broken millennial women everywhere.