denizcelikcan's reviews
83 reviews

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

it's by no means a "bad" book, but you can trace the author's inspirations so clearly that it reads like a worse retelling of the secret history & the picture of dorian gray combined with any tiktok slideshow ever to exist about the hardships of girlhood and being an artist

also, nothing about this book gives you a thrill -- the end/climax/plot twist/anything that could make this a thriller is straightforward to predict if this isn't the first book you've ever read. i think it would be infinitely more interesting and successful if it explored the relationship between the characters after the fallout rather than going in the direction it did.

Content Warnings

The Beauty of the Husband by Anne Carson

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

xxviii/xxix

well life has some risks. love is one. terrible risks.
ray would have said
fate's my bait and bait's my fate.
on a june evening.
here's my advice,
hold.

hold beauty.

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced