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personarobot's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
3.75
Objectively, 3.75 stars.
Personally, 2.5 stars. Just kidding, that's quite harsh. 3.75 stars is fair enough.
Having briefly read the author's biography, the book is a likely reflection of some of the thoughts and experiences that the author went through.
The story is all very human. Unfortunately human. So human that I dislike Lilia, and obviously Roland. Prior to the diary entries, I didn't mind Lilia. However, as her thoughts rolled out (pun unintended?), my dislike of her grew more and more. I began to feel sorry for everyone else, for Hetty, for Katherine, for Lucy.
And to be quite honest, it's quite difficult to take Lilia seriouslybecause she's still vying for the same man she slept with when she was 16, whilst he was 35 YEARS OLD. PLEASE. .
It's worth a read, even for the aesthetic, for the cover of the book. It's worth getting annoyed, getting angry, frustrated. It's worth reading for a feeling, an unsatisfied feeling.
Personally, 2.5 stars. Just kidding, that's quite harsh. 3.75 stars is fair enough.
Having briefly read the author's biography, the book is a likely reflection of some of the thoughts and experiences that the author went through.
The story is all very human. Unfortunately human. So human that I dislike Lilia, and obviously Roland. Prior to the diary entries, I didn't mind Lilia. However, as her thoughts rolled out (pun unintended?), my dislike of her grew more and more. I began to feel sorry for everyone else, for Hetty, for Katherine, for Lucy.
And to be quite honest, it's quite difficult to take Lilia seriously
It's worth a read, even for the aesthetic, for the cover of the book. It's worth getting annoyed, getting angry, frustrated. It's worth reading for a feeling, an unsatisfied feeling.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Suicide
yuzureads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
lizzie_buckland's review against another edition
reflective
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
3.0
lngoo's review
emotional
reflective
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
2.75
I found Roland and Sidelle and Hetty so boring and so much of the book is Roland’s diary.
oroseo's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.5
i felt a strange duty to complete this book after learning about the author's life
caramarie345's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
3.5
utopi6n's review
slow-paced
3.5
i enjoyed it though i don’t think i fully got it. the ending was nice
silly_erika20's review
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
girlglitch's review against another edition
3.0
Must I Go is a complex and clever novel. The concept is unique: the narrator, Lilia, annotates the diaries of her former lover, and this allows for a really interesting exploration of love, loss and human nature.
Lilia herself is fascinating: acerbic and self-aware, she is a narrator with full confidence in her opinions, even of people she has never met. The memoirs act as a springboard for many reflections into her own family history, and there are times when true emotion bleeds through her wit.
However, I did find that her detached voice (and relationship) with Roland detracted from the memoir itself. I simply didn't care about Roland, Hetty or Sidelle - and while that may have, partly, been the point, it also made the pages drag.
Must I Go is a commitment, a novel that's as cold and wise as its narrator.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*
Lilia herself is fascinating: acerbic and self-aware, she is a narrator with full confidence in her opinions, even of people she has never met. The memoirs act as a springboard for many reflections into her own family history, and there are times when true emotion bleeds through her wit.
However, I did find that her detached voice (and relationship) with Roland detracted from the memoir itself. I simply didn't care about Roland, Hetty or Sidelle - and while that may have, partly, been the point, it also made the pages drag.
Must I Go is a commitment, a novel that's as cold and wise as its narrator.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*