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ccunliffe's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating premise and structure! A little long, but would definitely recommend for anyone who loves field hockey or the 80's.
anyajulchen's review against another edition
4.0
This funny book full of the real things sorrounding womanhood
emdashing's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A super refreshing read and different than anything I've read before! I found it so engaging and FUN and couldn't stop listening. Though we get some reflective time with each character, something made it harder to feel like I deeply knew all of them (maybe the plural first person?). Overall, a laugh-out-loud, feel-good read that managed to feel nostalgic while including lots of positive diverse rep.
Content Warnings
Towards the end of the book, a character is revealed to be trans. Because everyone is naked in the scene, her genitalia is described, and while it is clearly done in the spirit of allyship and with good intent (the narrative even says its no one's business), it felt unnecessary and like it undermined its own point.
larywrites's review against another edition
I just couldn't get into this story. I don't think it was any one thing. The narrator felt like they were supposed to be a character but also didn't feel like a character? And I struggled keeping all the characters straight. I felt like I was slogging my way through.
corrigan's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.0
owlsreads's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
3.0
I very much enjoyed parts of this, but the writing style got to be a bit too much for me after a while.
belovedsnail's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I wanted to like it, but I found it slow and barely readable.
book_concierge's review against another edition
I was looking forward to this based on numerous reviews and advance publicity. It sounded like a fun, quick read – perfect for a break from the news. But it failed to capture my attention. After taking 3 days to read 30 pages I gave up.