Reviews

Edith och Julian by Naoise Dolan

easyvisionary's review against another edition

3.0

You know when your friend has been in a situationship for like a year with a man who doesn’t even like her? And she won’t take any of your advice. Yeah that’s this book. It’s incredibly frustrating. You can see the choices that should or shouldn’t be made and girlie always picks the wrong option.

I loved Edith but also she deserved so much better!!!! Let her go dude. I love and hate a protagonist villain and that truly was Ava.

I enjoyed the writing style, hated the plot choices. But it’s realistic of human error. Especially being 22-23!! It’s so messy!!!

katybancroft's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

amandachar's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

jess_mango's review against another edition

4.0

Longlisted for the 2021 Women's Fiction Prize

Some similar themes to another book I just read: [b:Luster|51541496|Luster|Raven Leilani|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1568668703l/51541496._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71146734]: early 20's woman trying to find her footing career-wise and relationship wise.

what to listen to while reading...
Hong Kong by Gorillaz
Kept Woman by Fleet Foxes
Conjunction Junction by Couch
Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Fallingforyou by The 1975
I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry
I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free by Nina Simone
Young and Beautiful by Glass Animals

tildahlia's review against another edition

3.0

I could write my own review, but honestly this review completely sums it up for me. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3155803030?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

annathebanana's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

ce_wilcken's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ighag8's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

lks904's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

livrawds's review against another edition

4.0

First review of the year let’s go :

To say this has been on my tbr for 2years was a pain but finally I read it I said I wasn’t gonna take this book into this year with me and I meant it especially after being in a slump near the end of the year after hitting my initial goal of 100 books (very stoked btw)

This book was mundane the storyline was normal the drama present in the initial writing that Ava puts into her two relationships with Edith and Julian

It was a normal quintessential self discovery story with morally flawed characters which I love it was predictable at times irritable and very much how life and relationships feel at first exciting but after a while you know what to expect of yourself and your feelings and I loved it

And I don’t think until this book I’ve read an accurate representation of bisexuality at least for me I know each person’s experiences are different and while I can’t say I had the exact same as Ava it reads how it sometimes feels

And that was nice I could relate to Ava personally and not in the good ways sometimes

There was a few things missing yeah that stopped it from being a five just some themes and ambiguity I wished were explored

But I could probably guarantee if I read this in my early twenties I will probably have a better more perceptive view

However I did love the slightly ambiguous ending that


*SPOILER*

Hints at her realisation to not go with Julian and grow in a relationship with Edith vv much appreciate that thanks Dolan x

All in all good start to a year of reading and I hope 2022 is better and shocks me in reading:))