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eggplantia5's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'd give the first 25% of the book a 3.5 and the rest a 2.5 so average it out to 3.
I just found all the characters to be so unlikeable and I found the time jumps to be really confusing.
I really wanted to like this book more. But I feel like it was just descriptions of terrible people doing terrible things and I didn't know why any of them would like each other at all.
I just found all the characters to be so unlikeable and I found the time jumps to be really confusing.
I really wanted to like this book more. But I feel like it was just descriptions of terrible people doing terrible things and I didn't know why any of them would like each other at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, and Sexual assault
isobel_laura's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, and Self harm
Moderate: Racism and Abortion
yinflower's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Blood
mackplank30's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
2.75
This book was an enjoyable quick read. The premise of the story was intriguing, though didn’t feel like a fully fledged idea within the context of the story. The book focused a lot less on the “supper club” than I was expecting and was much more about the narrator’s, Roberta, internal struggle with her experiences of trauma and her perception of self. This was still compelling to read and explored depression really well. But I was expecting more exploration of the relationships between the women in the “supper club”, their personal reasons for taking part in it, and their relationships to the world. But it was primarily just about Roberta, we rarely get into details about the other women. The actions they partake in at the club meetings never really escalate and we don’t actually see that many meetings in the book. It’s kind of unclear why Roberta’s boyfriend dislikes her partaking in the “supper club”, we really don’t get much insight into why he feels that way. We don’t even get much insight into the other character that founds the club, Stevie. Stevie is more of a device for Roberta to act out of the bounds she has set for herself.
Overall a book with compelling themes, but the “supper club” aspect of the story was really kind of secondary to Roberta’s personal story. Which left the overall book feeling incomplete.
Overall a book with compelling themes, but the “supper club” aspect of the story was really kind of secondary to Roberta’s personal story. Which left the overall book feeling incomplete.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, and Self harm
Moderate: Emotional abuse
14awhalen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Self harm
sakisreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This kept coming up as a recommendation for me, so I tried it. I’m glad I did, although I will say I found it very triggering and definitely thought about not finishing it at times 😳 (Content warnings to explain why will be below.)
An ode to human, messy friendships and relationships, Laura Williams doesn’t shy away from the horrible person that Stevie can be and from Roberta’s hurt that comes out through her actions.
Supper Club sounds kind of fun though 😂 I’d be down to try it 👀
I THOROUGHLY loved Roberta’s reunion with Arnold, where she TALKS OVER HIM and says ‘I’m not interested in talking about that’ whenever he brings up some shitty spiel. THE CONFIDENCE 🔥
4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨
An ode to human, messy friendships and relationships, Laura Williams doesn’t shy away from the horrible person that Stevie can be and from Roberta’s hurt that comes out through her actions.
Supper Club sounds kind of fun though 😂 I’d be down to try it 👀
4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
maripecc's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Self harm
graceesford's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Self harm
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
pdxpagemaster's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“What do you actually want from your life?”
This is one of those books that feels like it was written for me.
For all the girls who had a breakup with a best friend that you thought was your better half. For all the girls who survived their abusers. For all the girls who survived and still lost themselves. For those who know loneliness like an intimate partner. For all those girls who never found a way to connect their mind to their bodies.
For all those girls who just yearn for a community of other women, but have never fit in and are always left outside the intimacy - but don’t understand why.
This made my heart twist and was a dense amount of sadness, but also enough hope to keep moving through.
Ouch and wow.
This is one of those books that feels like it was written for me.
For all the girls who had a breakup with a best friend that you thought was your better half. For all the girls who survived their abusers. For all the girls who survived and still lost themselves. For those who know loneliness like an intimate partner. For all those girls who never found a way to connect their mind to their bodies.
For all those girls who just yearn for a community of other women, but have never fit in and are always left outside the intimacy - but don’t understand why.
This made my heart twist and was a dense amount of sadness, but also enough hope to keep moving through.
Ouch and wow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit