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auroraboringallofus's review against another edition
3.0
This is a hard one. So much of the book is fearless, and it asks some of the most important questions. But it is frustrating and precious and ...just not the way I think. Hate-reading is the only way I got through parts of it. (If you've read it, you can probably guess the parts.) So I'm judging it poorly for asking all the questions I think are important but asking them "badly," in a different process than I would/did use, and coming up with different answers than I would. Not proud, but I'm docking stars for this one. If we talked about this book in person, I'd probably be rude about it and roll my eyes, so there you go.
karu_reads's review against another edition
emotional
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
3.0
Me gustó el principio y el final, la parte del medio es un tanto extraña, chocante y desagradable pero no en un buen sentido.
ericfheiman's review against another edition
4.0
A provocative fictional memoir that tackles creativity and sex in equally daring measures. On paper, this is a book I should have hated. But there was a raw truthfulness to its rampant narcissism that really rung true to a cautiously romantic, creatively-inclined person like myself. It's a guide to being an artist that is much more insightful than any of the feel-good "how to be creative" manuals that currently blight my Amazon home page suggestions.
izzzzzzie's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
1.0
Insert Nene Leakes “whatever that means” meme
eliz89062's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
osina's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
chaoticbibliophile's review against another edition
This started out living up to its reputation as one of the best examples of "thinky navel-gazey autofiction": Interesting musings, solid writing, insightful with compelling characters (even in their unnerving flaws), etc. It is also quite funny, which I always admire in a novel. But then... it kept going. It kept going and the interesting points became tired and it kept going even after it seemed like the novel had said everything it could possibly have to say and it kept stretching the (already thin, as befits the genre) plot. I began skimming, then jumping, chapters to see if it grabbed my interest again. A couple of times it did, so I went back and ploughed through the skipped chapters, but then it stopped working. I skipped to the last chapter and it convinced me to DNF.
This was somewhat similar to my experience with Motherhood, which also started out solid and deflated somewhere in the middle. This one is better, though, so if you're curious, I'd say give this one a go. I think I'm done with Sheila, though... although I would probably be in for some of her essays.
This was somewhat similar to my experience with Motherhood, which also started out solid and deflated somewhere in the middle. This one is better, though, so if you're curious, I'd say give this one a go. I think I'm done with Sheila, though... although I would probably be in for some of her essays.
marenkaef's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
victoriathuyvi's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the writing and the concept, but can't stand reading about literal crap...