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danimcthomas's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Heavy. The author uses the tenseness after the 2016 election and climate anxiety as a metaphor of sorts for the human condition.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Xenophobia
applesodaperson's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This book was okay, I just felt it didn’t have much to say or very much of a point. Like the characters were mildly interesting, but after reading it, I feel like I instantly forgot most of it. I liked some of the commentary about environmentalism, but again I feel like it didn’t go very deep with that commentary.
It also focused a ton on the main character’s scummy deadbeat brother, who I got very sick of very quickly. After he walked out on his wife and newborn baby, I stopped rooting or caring for him as a character. This book was just pretty boring and forgettable.
Listened to on Libby.
It also focused a ton on the main character’s scummy deadbeat brother, who I got very sick of very quickly.
Listened to on Libby.
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug abuse
younganna's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse
schorlett's review
funny
reflective
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Addiction
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use
enoemo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don't know, I just thoroughly enjoyed this. It felt special in style and construction, and yet it was in a way easy to understand and really tapped into the anxieties of my generation in a funny, sometimes hyperbolic, sometimes awfully real way. It's not like an awful lot happens, but sometimes I really crave that type of read. Definitely recommend.
Here's what I texted my partner after he asked what I thought about the book: "5 star read -
nothing really happened in the book but i really liked the writing style and construction. really comfy way of reassuring my climate anxiety"
Here's what I texted my partner after he asked what I thought about the book: "5 star read -
nothing really happened in the book but i really liked the writing style and construction. really comfy way of reassuring my climate anxiety"
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse and Addiction
othersociologist's review
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug abuse
becksus's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I enjoyed most of the musings within, related to some and found many amusing. However, I don't feel this was as profound as it was described as on the back cover. This feels like a mixture of The Harpy and No One is Talking About This without really reaching the level of either. Maybe I'm just so used to world ending stuff that this no longer feels very fictional.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse
monahed's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Drug abuse
unabridgedchick's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Totally baffled by the love for this one; it felt SO incomplete and like there were fifteen layers of glass between me and the narrator. Somehow we're in her thoughts but completely disconnected, too. Had to push myself to finish this and I just don't know what the point of it was.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse and Child death
jckurtz's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug abuse