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Cherry by Nico Walker
3.0
3.5*
Entertaining and a powerful example of coming-of-age, but maybe not in the most positive way. Lots of conservation on drugs, war, etc. Sometimes I felt pretty lost because of the excessive use of acronyms and money and blah but it’s told in a stream-of-consciousness narration. Definitely a dislikable main character that you are still interested in, but the way he describes women is icky and misogynistic. Every character in the book just kinda sucks, and there are also SO MANY characters that I couldn’t keep them straight. Nothing totally original in this story, but I found the life and inspiration of the author fascinating. This novel traces his own life experiences, and in that way this novel is original and unique- but the fictitious themes and plot points don’t feel as original.
Entertaining and a powerful example of coming-of-age, but maybe not in the most positive way. Lots of conservation on drugs, war, etc. Sometimes I felt pretty lost because of the excessive use of acronyms and money and blah but it’s told in a stream-of-consciousness narration. Definitely a dislikable main character that you are still interested in, but the way he describes women is icky and misogynistic. Every character in the book just kinda sucks, and there are also SO MANY characters that I couldn’t keep them straight. Nothing totally original in this story, but I found the life and inspiration of the author fascinating. This novel traces his own life experiences, and in that way this novel is original and unique- but the fictitious themes and plot points don’t feel as original.