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A review by kinta
Love & Virtue by Diana Reid
5.0
an amazing novel that i will now never stop recommending. set in modern-day sydney at a prestigious college, scholarship recipient and canberra local, Michaela, dives headfirst into a world of privilege and toxic culture. a story written with such prose and natural dialogue - i could not put this down.
a hazy event unfolds during o-week and serves as a foundation for later complications in Michaela’s morals and relationships. not long after settling into college life, Michaela meets self-righteous Eve, a fellow scholarship student who lives in the room adjacent to her. Born and raised in Sydney, Eve is as privileged as they come, and her scholarship is of little value to her existence; merely disposable to her. Eve wears her political views as a badge of honour and is (what i perceive to be) a ‘performative’ activist. The author has created such a well known character with Eve, because we all know or have had a friend similar her.
this book will definitely be loved by philosophy bros. the author poses many fundamental questions like what it means to love, what it means to betray, and the blurred lines of consent. Diana Reid has truely executed a beautifully written novel that i hope to one day reread.
a hazy event unfolds during o-week and serves as a foundation for later complications in Michaela’s morals and relationships. not long after settling into college life, Michaela meets self-righteous Eve, a fellow scholarship student who lives in the room adjacent to her. Born and raised in Sydney, Eve is as privileged as they come, and her scholarship is of little value to her existence; merely disposable to her. Eve wears her political views as a badge of honour and is (what i perceive to be) a ‘performative’ activist. The author has created such a well known character with Eve, because we all know or have had a friend similar her.
this book will definitely be loved by philosophy bros. the author poses many fundamental questions like what it means to love, what it means to betray, and the blurred lines of consent. Diana Reid has truely executed a beautifully written novel that i hope to one day reread.