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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
This has been hailed as Bridget Jones for the 21st century. Except it is not. While BJ talks about being single and looking for the happily ever after this book does quite the opposite, which is the reason why it is so great and why it is so difficult to read at times. It exposes the toll expectations take on us - those from others and especially those we place on ourselves. While the main character us not single, she is so thoroughly unhappy that you want to shake her out if this blinkered state she's in. While teaching her dans to embrace tgeir real selves abd stop caring, ironically the main character herself is so dependent on approbation and accolade that she views her entire life through the lens of likes and retweets. It us a book about coming to terms with reality and with yourself, realising that what makes you happy does not apply to others and that sometimes things have to go bad before they go wrong. It is a piece of womens fiction that can be proud if itself and I hope we see more of this. Who needs a happily ever after, anyway?
challenging
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Ik heb het boek met heel veel plezier (heel snel) uitgelezen. Ik was soms gefrustreerd met de hoofdpersoon (just break up with him!) , maar dat was ook onderdeel van het verhaal. Ik vond het perspectief fijn (een 31-jarige kinderloze vrouw die een beetje vast zit in het leven en niet weet wat ze moet), omdat ik dat perspectief niet vaak zo uitgebreid tegen kom.
challenging
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
sad
medium-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
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
Käsittelee hyvin parisuhdetta, mutta paljon miinusta fatfobiasta ja syömishäiriöisestä käytöksestä. Syömishäiriökuviot ja kehodysforia jäi käsittelemättä lopulta kokonaan. Aika rankkaa luettavaa, ja vähintään pitäisi olla takakannessa sisältövaroitus syömishäiriöstä ja kehodysforiasta.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This gets off to a promising start but I began to struggle after the first few chapters.
The protagonist, Tori, is an author of a self help book/memoir written six years before we meet her. In the present day, she is torn between portraying her life as the happy ever after that her memoir ends with, with the reality of a crumbling relationship with her boyfriend Tom (who she meets at the end of her book), her jealousy towards her friends and her general sense of feeling lost in her early 30s.
There’s some interesting themes here that could be explored more in depth but so much of the narrative is taken up by Tori’s indecision whether to end her relationship with Tom. The back and forth was too frustrating for me to continue reading. I was actually getting stressed, so I had to stop.
The protagonist, Tori, is an author of a self help book/memoir written six years before we meet her. In the present day, she is torn between portraying her life as the happy ever after that her memoir ends with, with the reality of a crumbling relationship with her boyfriend Tom (who she meets at the end of her book), her jealousy towards her friends and her general sense of feeling lost in her early 30s.
There’s some interesting themes here that could be explored more in depth but so much of the narrative is taken up by Tori’s indecision whether to end her relationship with Tom. The back and forth was too frustrating for me to continue reading. I was actually getting stressed, so I had to stop.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcohol