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3.99 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
This book broke my heart but I loved loved loved it.
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
i liked the short short story format and a few of the stories were unique concepts to me but this book needs serious content warnings at it’s beginning. it seems like there was violence of some kind, often sexual, in more of the stories than not. nothing on the front or back cover really alude to this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
I wanted to like this so badly because I've heard so many incredible things about Roxane Gay. I have nothing bad to say about her writing, as it's eloquent and beautiful. I didn't think that writing individual, separate stories worked well. I think Gay has a very strong voice, which is wonderful, but it means each story read almost exactly the same. It didn't feel like I was reading a string of independent stories.
I also felt unsatisfied by so many of the stories. They're dark and many depressing. I didn't feel like any of them really showed strong women, or difficult women, or women you should want to be. I'm not normally opposed to these things in writing, but every story was inundated with sex, or abuse, or incredible hardship that often has no resolution.
I plan to read other works by Roxane Gay but this one was not my cup of tea.
I also felt unsatisfied by so many of the stories. They're dark and many depressing. I didn't feel like any of them really showed strong women, or difficult women, or women you should want to be. I'm not normally opposed to these things in writing, but every story was inundated with sex, or abuse, or incredible hardship that often has no resolution.
I plan to read other works by Roxane Gay but this one was not my cup of tea.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Could barely get half way through. This book needs to come with a huge TW for SA.