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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
About a naive but very bright Brooklyn Hasidic young woman who becomes obsessed with internet porn. Started reading it and was tempted to bail, but I really wanted to see where the author was going to go with this, and it was not a terrible story.
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction
Didn't really connect with any of the characters, and I wanted to slap the main character, Moonstruck style, and tell her to snap out of it!
emotional
funny
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an interesting if mixed read for me. In some ways I felt it never became more than its premise – an Hadidic woman with an escalating porn addiction fears marriage. But I also found it a fresh look at women’s desires in a community where they are taboo. The premise is so strong but the execution meant at times I found this very slow and fragmented.