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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
Maybe it is just me but I feel like nothing really happens in this book. Millie is particularly unlikable and it seems like all the changes she makes never amount to anything. I feel like Butler created a great build up for some kind of plot twist and then there was nothing...
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Corporate girlies are all insane.
Holy shit. I tore through this book so fast I felt like I was holding my breath, and I'm still thinking about it a week later. I'm not sure I liked the ways my thoughts moved as I lived inside Millie's cruel depressive brain. But the truth is, I'm a sucker for a smart mean girl who lets you into her confidences. The New Me was such a funny and vicious spiral, set under harsh office lights, a complicated balance between relating to and being repulsed by its narrator.
Halle is such a fucking gift of a writer, and I can't wait to read everything she puts out.
Halle is such a fucking gift of a writer, and I can't wait to read everything she puts out.
This book was very well written, but too dark for my taste. I know Butler is compared to Moshfegh a lot, and I'll add my voice to the chorus. This book was very similar to My Year of Rest and Relaxation, but not quite as funny. It just made me so sad. :'( I did really love the tender depiction of Millie's parents though.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I loved how dramatic and relatable the thoughts of the characters are, but I thought this book would amount to more !! Thus is life I suppose!!
"I should read a book, I should make some friends, I should write some emails, I should go to the movies, I should get some exercise, I should unclench my muscles, I should get a hobby, I should buy a plant, I should call my exes, all of them, and ask them for advice, I should figure out why no one wants to be around me, I should start going to the same bar every night, become a regular, I should volunteer again, I should get a cat or a plant or some nice lotion or some Whitestrips, start using a laundry service, start taking myself both more and less seriously."
Millie is an overqualified millenial stuck in unfulfilling jobs with no prospect of advancement or security. She is barely hanging on, and not even making the best of her limited situation.
The story itself is nothing special, and the chapters narrated by other characters seem superfluous (with the exception of Millie's direct supervisor, Karen, who is an interesting character). Fortunately, many of the philosophical digressions by the author are very good, and the ending is a brilliant turn.
The story itself is nothing special, and the chapters narrated by other characters seem superfluous (with the exception of Millie's direct supervisor, Karen, who is an interesting character). Fortunately, many of the philosophical digressions by the author are very good, and the ending is a brilliant turn.
uninteresting story of a woman who hates herself and hates other women surrounded by women who hate themselves and hate other women.
you can try and convince me that this is in fact a commentary on the detriment of woman tearing each other down but i would literally not believe you.
i think sad millennials might like this book and it’s just short enough that there’s no real reason to not finish once you’re halfway through. also just less interesting variant of “my year of rest and relaxation”. at least she didn’t romanticize being awful?
you can try and convince me that this is in fact a commentary on the detriment of woman tearing each other down but i would literally not believe you.
i think sad millennials might like this book and it’s just short enough that there’s no real reason to not finish once you’re halfway through. also just less interesting variant of “my year of rest and relaxation”. at least she didn’t romanticize being awful?
dark
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