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Honey Girl: Roman | Die aufwühlende Geschichte, die hunderttausende TikTok-Userinnen begeistert hat
Morgan Rogers
3.78 AVERAGE
9.02k reviews for:
Honey Girl: Roman | Die aufwühlende Geschichte, die hunderttausende TikTok-Userinnen begeistert hat
Morgan Rogers
3.78 AVERAGE
I tried to resume it, thinking I remembered the last thing that happened. I don't, so I need to restart it, and I'm just not in the mood to do that.
I don't remember why I dropped it last year, either.
Maybe I'll try again next year.
I don't remember why I dropped it last year, either.
Maybe I'll try again next year.
hopeful
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
One star for the premise and the premise only.
Two girls getting married while wasted in Vegas and feeling ok with it the next morning, even curious about each other, is a dead accurate representation of lesbian relationship commitment. Diving in head first is classic. So on brand for us. Nailed it.
Everything else… What is this book even about? Developmentally delayed angst and a DEI checklist friend group that becomes easily provoked by everything they encounter. Their anger is surface level and misplaced, their catchphrases plucked straight from sociology Tik Tok but devoid of comprehension.
Such as Meera, the daughter of an Indian tea shop owner, becoming exasperated with white people for ordering “Masala Chai…” What would you rather have them do, go to Starbucks? Not support a POC-owned small business? Isn't money changing hands towards historically disenfranchised families the goal? I get it, being mad at white people. Even white people say “fuck white people” all the time. They often fail to acknowledge their privilege, prop up systems of oppression, and then have the audacity to claim we live in a meritocracy (as well portrayed from Colonel's POV at Grace Porter's graduation). But I can't get behind disparaging someone for the simple act of buying tea. That's normal human behavior… of which these characters know little about. Especially Sani. Every time Sani opens his mouth. Oh my god. I can't even make myself go back to cover the ignorant nonsense he spews. Just know that he's the type of guy who gets his jimmies rustled at the pharmaceutical industry over… large pills, of all things. There's more, but I don't have the emotional capacity to rail on his stupidity right now because I have to talk about Grace Porter's.
Everyone surrounding Grace Porter tells Grace Porter that Grace Porter is “an amazing astronomer, capable of many things.” “A talented scientist.” And yet, not a hint of Grace Porter's accomplishments show up on a single page. What has Grace Porter done in 11 years to merit such praise? Was her thesis revolutionary? Did she rapidly grasp complicated equations? Did she invent new ones? Did she record an unusual amount or source of space activity? Did she improve upon existing lab equipment? I couldn't tell you because literally the full extent of details that this book provides is, Grace Porter “worked really fucking hard.”
Cool. Doing what, exactly? Do these questions make me as bad as the "racist, homophobic” interviewers that required Grace Porter to demonstrate Grace Porter's expertise in a highly specialized discipline before offering Grace Porter a job? Which is the whole premise of a job interview? Is her name annoying yet???
I can and have adored works by queer (Barbara Butcher) POC (Robin Wall Kimmerer) pioneers in their field (Siddartha Mukherjee) that relayed how difficult it is for minorities to find their footing in white, male-dominated areas of study. It's a perfectly valid subject that deserves more publishing space. I just can't respect a layman's laments when they can't even be bothered to do Wikipedia-level research on their topics of choice. It's clear to me that Morgan Rogers is here for the vibes, just as a 5 year old might go to an aquarium and pronounce that they will become a marine biologist because they like looking at fish. If that's your thing, feel free to enjoy. I'll fight my “write what you know” corner.
Two girls getting married while wasted in Vegas and feeling ok with it the next morning, even curious about each other, is a dead accurate representation of lesbian relationship commitment. Diving in head first is classic. So on brand for us. Nailed it.
Everything else… What is this book even about? Developmentally delayed angst and a DEI checklist friend group that becomes easily provoked by everything they encounter. Their anger is surface level and misplaced, their catchphrases plucked straight from sociology Tik Tok but devoid of comprehension.
Such as Meera, the daughter of an Indian tea shop owner, becoming exasperated with white people for ordering “Masala Chai…” What would you rather have them do, go to Starbucks? Not support a POC-owned small business? Isn't money changing hands towards historically disenfranchised families the goal? I get it, being mad at white people. Even white people say “fuck white people” all the time. They often fail to acknowledge their privilege, prop up systems of oppression, and then have the audacity to claim we live in a meritocracy (as well portrayed from Colonel's POV at Grace Porter's graduation). But I can't get behind disparaging someone for the simple act of buying tea. That's normal human behavior… of which these characters know little about. Especially Sani. Every time Sani opens his mouth. Oh my god. I can't even make myself go back to cover the ignorant nonsense he spews. Just know that he's the type of guy who gets his jimmies rustled at the pharmaceutical industry over… large pills, of all things. There's more, but I don't have the emotional capacity to rail on his stupidity right now because I have to talk about Grace Porter's.
Everyone surrounding Grace Porter tells Grace Porter that Grace Porter is “an amazing astronomer, capable of many things.” “A talented scientist.” And yet, not a hint of Grace Porter's accomplishments show up on a single page. What has Grace Porter done in 11 years to merit such praise? Was her thesis revolutionary? Did she rapidly grasp complicated equations? Did she invent new ones? Did she record an unusual amount or source of space activity? Did she improve upon existing lab equipment? I couldn't tell you because literally the full extent of details that this book provides is, Grace Porter “worked really fucking hard.”
Cool. Doing what, exactly? Do these questions make me as bad as the "racist, homophobic” interviewers that required Grace Porter to demonstrate Grace Porter's expertise in a highly specialized discipline before offering Grace Porter a job? Which is the whole premise of a job interview? Is her name annoying yet???
I can and have adored works by queer (Barbara Butcher) POC (Robin Wall Kimmerer) pioneers in their field (Siddartha Mukherjee) that relayed how difficult it is for minorities to find their footing in white, male-dominated areas of study. It's a perfectly valid subject that deserves more publishing space. I just can't respect a layman's laments when they can't even be bothered to do Wikipedia-level research on their topics of choice. It's clear to me that Morgan Rogers is here for the vibes, just as a 5 year old might go to an aquarium and pronounce that they will become a marine biologist because they like looking at fish. If that's your thing, feel free to enjoy. I'll fight my “write what you know” corner.
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
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
Wanted to like this one, but it was too slow.
I was also under the impression that it was a romance, but it seemed like that was a secondary plot line. Based on reviews, this isn't what I am in the mood for.
I was also under the impression that it was a romance, but it seemed like that was a secondary plot line. Based on reviews, this isn't what I am in the mood for.
Honey Girl had all the makings to be a book I really enjoyed, but I felt very underwhelmed. I love sad books, but the state of Grace’s mental health was more self-destructive than I expected. And while I loved the idea of her impromptu marriage to Yuki, I wasn’t sure it blended well into the plot. Yuki felt more like an afterthought when I expected the romantic storyline to be as strong as the coming of age/figuring life out storyline. The writing itself also didn’t gel for me, and I didn’t always find the conversations between Grace and her friends to feel authentic. So while the book had its good moments, it’s not something that will stick out as memorable to me.
God this book was beautifully written. May have cried a little bit. This book was poetically written with amazing representation of mental health. Definitely recommend to readers who love character driven stories maybe not as much for plot driven. I think this ultimately was my reasoning for only giving the book 3 stars. While the book was beautiful in so many unique ways, I myself enjoy more plot driven stories and so it sometimes becomes boring for me to read stories that dive so much deeper into characters, rather than furthering the plot.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes