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torithelibrarian's review
I’m not entirely sure how to rate this book because there were certain essays that really resonated with me and others that didn’t at all
nic_t_dlr's review
4.0
I decided to read this book because it was mentioned in an article in W magazine about how Kendall Jenner is the patron saint of alt-lit. I wanted to know what alt-lit was so I bought a copy on Kindle. I didn't like the first essay. It was a confusing story about a girl's relationship with a bad boy that was interspersed with anecdotes about working on sending something like a rocket to Mars, and I was super confused. I forgot I was reading a book of essays and thought it was experimental fiction.
I liked the second essay quite a lot though. It was about a cool girl and her romantic misadventures in LA and NY which I was surprised to find myself really enjoying. I know there was a phase in my life where I would've wanted to be this woman. But it also captured that very adolescent feeling of wanting to be loved, and wanting to belong to something or someone. Maybe there are other books about that but I haven't read them, so I have no comparison.
I just know that I had an urge to post some of the sentences I read as Instagram quotes, so even if I'm not in that phase of my life anymore, I'm probably the target market. Also, this was the first book of essays I was ever able to finish! LOL.
I liked the second essay quite a lot though. It was about a cool girl and her romantic misadventures in LA and NY which I was surprised to find myself really enjoying. I know there was a phase in my life where I would've wanted to be this woman. But it also captured that very adolescent feeling of wanting to be loved, and wanting to belong to something or someone. Maybe there are other books about that but I haven't read them, so I have no comparison.
I just know that I had an urge to post some of the sentences I read as Instagram quotes, so even if I'm not in that phase of my life anymore, I'm probably the target market. Also, this was the first book of essays I was ever able to finish! LOL.
charissamod's review against another edition
3.0
I was confused and disoriented almost the entire time but I kept reading because every few paragraphs a beautiful line or insight would be there.
lexmcgnns's review against another edition
3.0
i enjoyed every single one of these essays but also none of them will stay with me beyond this reading? That's not to say the writing isn't incredible, that Chelsea Hodson doesn't have a natural talent with narrative prose, and that I won't read everything she ever produces — because i will. I just don't feel any of these were something I heavily related to. Or that I need to reread because it wasn't the right time.
laralaske's review against another edition
1.0
Honestly it was really hard to finish. It doesn't have a point, it doesn't do anything with itself. I found myself skimming through quite a lot, i would say the last pages were veeeery boring and I already knew I would feel unsatisfied after finishing. I actually highlighted some parts either because they were relatable or because the wording was pretty, but honestly you can use your time better. Maybe the best way to describe it is a collection of phrases would make very artsy poetic t shirts.