2.29k reviews for:

The New Me

Halle Butler

3.35 AVERAGE

rinreads666's review against another edition

2.0

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idk i was waiting for her to finally just say fuck it and release some female rage but no. it was just boring and repetitive. zzzzz

eilishjennifer's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional relaxing 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

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Not a book to read if you hate your job 

silverfeather's review against another edition

2.0

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imagine a depressed girl in her 20s about to move to chicago with no job or career lined up attempting to find the merit in a book about a depressed girl in her 30s living in chicago with no job or career lined up. now open your eyes. that girl is me. and i cannot find the merit

yairex's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

megggyb's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laurenkelly1211's review against another edition

3.0

funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

barbi7's review

2.5

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

nightsdecay's review against another edition

2.0

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Depressingly relatable, but not relatable enough for me to have truly enjoyed it. I kept reading in the same way people slow down when they see a car crash on the side of the road.

readsbylen's review against another edition

3.0

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This was a challenge. I liked it well enough, I could connect to the anxiety stuff and the millenial ennui buuuuut the protagonist annoyed me in the same way Ottessa Moshfegh's character in My Year of Rest and Relaxation did. Just privileged, monied people. Not to deny their mental health struggles (that part I could connect with a lot) but my experience of MH problems as a working-class person means I can't just take a year off, or not look for work after I lose a job.

haley313's review against another edition

2.5

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Depressing and a bit too real