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classicmn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
ohbabyitsalli's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
yasmiin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-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
4.75
bibliobrandie's review against another edition
1.0
That was terrible. The only reason I finished was because I had nothing else on audio. The characters are awful, the story is awful and unbelievable. If I heard the narrator say Oh nobody likes me because I’m just so skinny and beautiful one more time I was going to throw my phone across the room. And then your stuck listening to/reading long lists of pills she’s taking and movies she’s watching. It’s all so annoying. Waste of my time.
fth0tfitzgerald's review against another edition
God?
Jeg læste det meste af bogen som en form for satire, noget jeg ikke tror de mange 1 stjernede anmeldelser gjorde. Det er svært for mig at se hvordan den kunne være noget som helst andet, med den tydelige og nonchalante racisme og ableisme, den sindsyge psykolog osv.
Om bogen nogensinde var kedelig er lidt svært for mig at finde ud af, den kunne forsætte ud af lange tangenter, men på trods af det langsomme plot fandt jeg den aldrig rigtig kedelig. Blot rablende og undvigende.
Den ene ting der for mig var et brilliant plot-punk var, hvordan9/11 langsomt rykkede tættere og tættere på handlingen, begivenheden stod som en truende deadline, det blev hurtigt svært at forstille sig hvordan bogen skulle ende med/ved nogen anden begivenhed end denne.
Som dagen langsomt rykkede tættere på blev det kun tydligere hvordan det hele ville ende, Reva der blev flyttet til et kontor i Tvillinge Tårnene.
I lang tid troede jeg faktisk at det ville ende med at hovedpersonen havde en finger med i ulykken, at det ville have været et forfærdeligt kunststykke, eller noget hun gjorde i en af hendes tre-dages komaer.
At det ikke endte sådan er okay, men jeg ville nu alligevel gerne have set hvordan sådan en version havde foldet sig ud.
Så god? Den have ihvertfald mange spændende øjeblikke.
Jeg læste det meste af bogen som en form for satire, noget jeg ikke tror de mange 1 stjernede anmeldelser gjorde. Det er svært for mig at se hvordan den kunne være noget som helst andet, med den tydelige og nonchalante racisme og ableisme, den sindsyge psykolog osv.
Om bogen nogensinde var kedelig er lidt svært for mig at finde ud af, den kunne forsætte ud af lange tangenter, men på trods af det langsomme plot fandt jeg den aldrig rigtig kedelig. Blot rablende og undvigende.
Den ene ting der for mig var et brilliant plot-punk var, hvordan
Som dagen langsomt rykkede tættere på blev det kun tydligere hvordan det hele ville ende, Reva der blev flyttet til et kontor i Tvillinge Tårnene.
I lang tid troede jeg faktisk at det ville ende med at hovedpersonen havde en finger med i ulykken, at det ville have været et forfærdeligt kunststykke, eller noget hun gjorde i en af hendes tre-dages komaer.
At det ikke endte sådan er okay, men jeg ville nu alligevel gerne have set hvordan sådan en version havde foldet sig ud.
Så god? Den have ihvertfald mange spændende øjeblikke.
naddalei's review against another edition
Tråkig, enformig, ingen bra plot. Bara hennes inre monolog. Brist på intressanta karaktärer.
muffmii's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
abeplaut's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
thisisjules's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
conni3reads's review against another edition
5.0
This book speaks to a really isolated part of my soul. I really liked the language. There weren’t any unnecessary words.
I understand why some people despise this book, this is a book that appeals to people who have been very privileged economically, but have experienced great deals of family trauma. This kind of privileged but “broken” character is probably super infuriating to some people.
This book is very relatable to parts of my life, even if I am no longer economically privileged. It feels like this book sheds lights on parts of my life that I feel ashamed of. I’ve definitely felt the same self absorbtion, isolation and rejection of care and love from others.
I read through this book in 3 days, which is extremely rare for me.
“She kept the walls of the house mostly clear. It was as though anything visually interesting was too much aggravation on my mother's eyes. Maybe that's why she ran out of the Guggenheim that one time she came to visit me in the city. Only the master bedroom, my mother's room, had any clutter in it-glass bottles of perfume and ashtrays, unused exercise equipment, piles of pastel and beige-colored cloth-ing. The bed was a king, low to the ground, and whenever I slept in it, I felt very far away from the world, like I was in a spaceship or on the moon. I missed that bed. The stiff blankness of my mother's eggshell sheets.””
I understand why some people despise this book, this is a book that appeals to people who have been very privileged economically, but have experienced great deals of family trauma. This kind of privileged but “broken” character is probably super infuriating to some people.
This book is very relatable to parts of my life, even if I am no longer economically privileged. It feels like this book sheds lights on parts of my life that I feel ashamed of. I’ve definitely felt the same self absorbtion, isolation and rejection of care and love from others.
I read through this book in 3 days, which is extremely rare for me.
“She kept the walls of the house mostly clear. It was as though anything visually interesting was too much aggravation on my mother's eyes. Maybe that's why she ran out of the Guggenheim that one time she came to visit me in the city. Only the master bedroom, my mother's room, had any clutter in it-glass bottles of perfume and ashtrays, unused exercise equipment, piles of pastel and beige-colored cloth-ing. The bed was a king, low to the ground, and whenever I slept in it, I felt very far away from the world, like I was in a spaceship or on the moon. I missed that bed. The stiff blankness of my mother's eggshell sheets.””