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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Satire about a sociopathic twentysomething slacker, a part-time employee at a pet library, who becomes obsessed with the children's book Treasure Island and tries to live by its code of BOLDNESS, RESOLUTION, INDEPENDENCE, and HORN-BLOWING.
challenging
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
medium-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Racism
"I've never liked Long John Silver, but reading about him vigorously stumping around on his wooden leg prepared me to see the positive side of a crippled life. I shudder to think of it, but I know my strengths: I could lose a limb and, with the right wardrobe, still come off as sexy."
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
sad
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
Mixed feelings about this. Wanted to love it. But after a while, I just wanted to shake her and tell her to snap out of it. Also, the ending was too abrupt.
Full disclosure: I only read four chapters of this but I'm not reading anymore. It seems fair to leave this book unrated because I didn't finish it - maybe it gets really good. The premise is pretty hilarious but the protagonist is like an unfunny Adrian Mole. So, sorry Roxane Gay, this one's going back to the library.
A great story of how becoming obsessed with a work of fiction can lead to problems in your real life. A modern day Don Quixote with a delightfully unlikeable main character, maybe even one of the most unlikeable of all time, and this comes from someone who has read Lolita and American Psycho. She may not be a serial killer or a pedophile, but she is genuinely awful. Funny as hell, especially as a lifelong fan of the original Treasure Island.