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pisces_angel's review against another edition
3.0
there’s something about a mundane book that i just love
sadly relate to miss girl at certain points, she needs to drop her shitty friend, and i feel like i don’t really know what the meaning of the book was but when do i ever
sadly relate to miss girl at certain points, she needs to drop her shitty friend, and i feel like i don’t really know what the meaning of the book was but when do i ever
maiapapaya's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
maisonmarsiela's review against another edition
5.0
disturbingly relatable (and no i don’t want to reflect on what that says about me or my mental health) - millie is cynical, insecure, misanthropic, and depressed. this book made me feel seen in a way that no other book i’ve ever read has. is it a little pretentious? maybe. is it objectively good? no, probably not. but i saw a lot of myself in millie, and the stream-of-consciousness writing style jibed w me. millennial gloom, despair, and hopelessness. a new fav
easyvisionary's review against another edition
4.0
This was quite good. I was quite confused and unsure at the beginning but once I figured out how the perspectives works I was like yeah this is good.
These women and the void books are often just a stream of consciousness from the protagonist so it was really interesting and polarizing to get snippets of the experiences around her. Particularly to show how delusional she was. It was quite sad near the end but I appreciated when her parents stepped in and that it the final chapter was cutesy! Yay! Good read!
These women and the void books are often just a stream of consciousness from the protagonist so it was really interesting and polarizing to get snippets of the experiences around her. Particularly to show how delusional she was. It was quite sad near the end but I appreciated when her parents stepped in and that it the final chapter was cutesy! Yay! Good read!
applefritter7's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
emilybees's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
katiesteyn's review against another edition
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
4.0
dembury's review against another edition
4.0
Weirdly mundane and vaguely unsettling, but also somehow so f-ing satisfying and full of this dark, satirical rage that was addictive to read. Reading this is like having a dream where you’re watching a car wreck happen in slow motion right in front of you but then you wake up and you find yourself actively behind the wheel of the car that’s wrecking.
Butler does such a strong job of capturing being in your late 20s/early 30s, unsure about the future, trying your best even when you're just angry or desperately wanting a single real friend to talk to. Set against the backdrop of contemporary consumerist culture in America, this novel really creates such a vivid landscape of the frustrating routines Millie finds herself in- she's all at once hyper-aware of and yet unable to escape the banalities of life.
"The New Me" isn't going to be a book for everyone, but if you've ever found yourself in a situation similar to Millie then you're going to find something familiar in these pages, whether you want to admit it or not.
Butler does such a strong job of capturing being in your late 20s/early 30s, unsure about the future, trying your best even when you're just angry or desperately wanting a single real friend to talk to. Set against the backdrop of contemporary consumerist culture in America, this novel really creates such a vivid landscape of the frustrating routines Millie finds herself in- she's all at once hyper-aware of and yet unable to escape the banalities of life.
"The New Me" isn't going to be a book for everyone, but if you've ever found yourself in a situation similar to Millie then you're going to find something familiar in these pages, whether you want to admit it or not.