A review by green_rabbit
How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

The title and the book play really well together. Sheila Heti plays with the idea of answering the question and making the question feel pointless. Her writing style is so fascinating because I’m mesmerized by all the qualities—weird and disturbing— of the characters and the plot is so loose and meandering until the end, when I finally understand. 
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