Scan barcode
illegibility's review
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I love this kind of slow, deliberative character study, but this one didn't quite fit me. I couldn't keep the characters straight for much of the book. Maybe the male narrator was a metacommentary on how, even when women's voices are heard, they are recounted by men, but I still didn't care for his descriptions of rolled-down socks. This all sounds very critical for a book I read in an afternoon, but I do think it succeeds for the most part in what it does and would recommend it - it just wasn't for me, and that's fine.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, and Kidnapping
More...