Reviews

Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

maylois's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

erinnh's review

4.0

If you’re someone who has to like or morally align with a protagonist, you should probably avoid this book. But what fun are likable characters anyway?

Green Dot follows Hera’s inner monologue as she begrudgingly enters the workforce behind the rest of her peers, meets an older male (and married) colleague, and begins an office romance/affair. It’s full of dark humor and questionable decision making as Hera works to figure out exactly what she wants out of life and love.

You’ll enjoy it if you’re game for a character-driven narrative with imperfect characters and a quotable yet sarcastic writing style.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!*

kate_ne_s's review

emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ashfriedland's review against another edition

4.0

Torn between loving and hating the writing style of this book but it was a fun and easy read which managed to drag my job and degree. Personally the amount of pop culture references took me out of the story, but overall 3.5 ⭐️ rounded up for Goodreads.

_bookishrue's review

funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

tuesdaymendoza's review against another edition

lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

An enjoyable read for the most part. The characters actions match the way they’re written, so I’m a bit surprised at the “how can this character do this?!” criticism. I do wonder if Arthur actually told his wife.

The ending is rather anticlimactic, but I think that’s because I was waiting for Hera to go apeshit and do something wild.

maggiesasha's review

3.0

3.5/5. I liked the prose it was funny had many pop culture references. The story itself was infuriating as expected. Did not like that the author used covid as a plot device though.

tictactoe474's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

annaelliot's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lauram1997's review

Writing was terribly pretentious.