tobesmagobes's review against another edition
5.0
I need to write a real review of this, suffice to say it was amazing and almost perfect. The prose was incredible and I found myself highlighting passages constantly.
cheyenneisreading's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really into fiction about teenage girls, especially those that are less than perfect. This book felt grimy and while it did feel like something was missing, overall it was a good story
sanmeow's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
this just ... wasn't enjoyable to me at all. i understand the point of the book, believe me i do, but it was so incredibly depressing and full of horrible people and events that i just didn't care about the point anymore. the characters were both irritating and badly written. the premise is sort of misleading because i don't think i'd sort this into the YA category? anyway, the writing style was alright. and it was short, but should've been even shorter.
shxlby98's review against another edition
3.0
I wish there was more of the stalkers point of view it was so creepy and I wanted more. I loved this and I know I shouldn’t
tabandvelcro's review against another edition
4.0
depressing & sad book about depressing/depressed & sad people so naturally I enjoyed it.
etakloknok's review against another edition
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.0
trevorjameszaple's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting debut. The southern, ill-educated drawl that punctuates the speech of Ms. Hunter's poverty-line characters seeps into the prose at times, making for an interesting blur between story and author. The title is apt, since all of these characters are steeped in their own ugliness, although Baby Girl's ugliness seems to me to be mostly surface ugliness. Baby Girl was the character that resonated the most with me; as the others fell into their own ugliness, she seemed to transcend her own and grow as a person, to a point. While it was a very assured, confident voice for a debut, the ending seemed all too abrupt for the emotional weight that was put on the characters and it ultimately left me unsatisfied.