A review by nzmerchant
A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Took me a while to get into this book because of all the parallels i could draw between the plot and my own life. But then I got hooked by how accurately the author was able to capture Anna’s thoughts and put into words things that i cannot - about trying to play the cool girl & the game of who cares the least in a situationship, feeling ashamed when recounting to people or thinking about the things you said or compromised for the sake of this other person. And i just feel so seen. It’s nice to know im not completely insane and has also helped me rationalise a lot of things.
Writing was v engaging and enjoyable too - sally rooney esque with the lack of quotation marks and all that jazz. A tad pretentious and can’t say I actually liked any of the characters but overall, a great debut novel and im looking forward to more sad gurl books.
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