A review by classicpseudonym
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V.E. Schwab
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
yknow, i meant to write this review two weeks ago when i finished this book, but because this wasn't a super fast paced with some plot twist of an ending or a really heavy depressing book that made me question my whole entire life and casually spiral into an existential crisis, i didn't feel compelled to rant about my thoughts on this book nerd website immediately after i finished the book. but to the (probably not even) one person that reads these (hi angela moon if you're out there :)), don't you fret, the long-awaited review has arrived B)
and also shoutout to emma because this was the book i annotated for her birthday gift. if emma ever reads this (woah that'd make two people reading this), hi emma.
okay anyway :))
this was a pretty good book, ve schwab really outdid themself with the writing. every single chapter was beautifully written, and there were so many one-liners except they were deep wise and philosophical thoughts all beautifully packaged into singular sentences for use in my day-to-day contemplation of life? it was great, honestly.
as a disclaimer before i start picking apart this book, i did enjoy this book overall. i promise.
meanwhile, it was a slow read for my taste, and there wasn't much of a plot? the book was pretty much entirely dependent on the characters and the interactions between them, which is good if you're into that, but i personally am not.
to elaborate on the slight lack of plot, i feel like the concept of a life and a person that nobody remembers is decently fascinating (but got a slight bit repetitive somewhere in the middle of the 400 pages), but other than that this book is a typical girl meets boy kind of thing. oh except it involves deals with the devil, 300 years of one-night stands, and some really sad (depressing actually) shit that makes you question everything. so maybe it's not that generic and i just hate romance and feel the need to cancel every book in existence because they all involve a boy and a girl. oh well.
yeah, i would recommend that people read this book for the prose-like writing and really nice imagery and details woven into the text, but i personally wouldn't read it again for the reasons i just rambled about.
anyway, that's all B)
and also shoutout to emma because this was the book i annotated for her birthday gift. if emma ever reads this (woah that'd make two people reading this), hi emma.
okay anyway :))
this was a pretty good book, ve schwab really outdid themself with the writing. every single chapter was beautifully written, and there were so many one-liners except they were deep wise and philosophical thoughts all beautifully packaged into singular sentences for use in my day-to-day contemplation of life? it was great, honestly.
as a disclaimer before i start picking apart this book, i did enjoy this book overall. i promise.
meanwhile, it was a slow read for my taste, and there wasn't much of a plot? the book was pretty much entirely dependent on the characters and the interactions between them, which is good if you're into that, but i personally am not.
to elaborate on the slight lack of plot, i feel like the concept of a life and a person that nobody remembers is decently fascinating (but got a slight bit repetitive somewhere in the middle of the 400 pages), but other than that this book is a typical girl meets boy kind of thing. oh except it involves deals with the devil, 300 years of one-night stands, and some really sad (depressing actually) shit that makes you question everything. so maybe it's not that generic and i just hate romance and feel the need to cancel every book in existence because they all involve a boy and a girl. oh well.
yeah, i would recommend that people read this book for the prose-like writing and really nice imagery and details woven into the text, but i personally wouldn't read it again for the reasons i just rambled about.
anyway, that's all B)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Death of parent