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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
insufferable. I'm giving it 2 stars only bc it had potential.
funny
reflective
sad
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
Reading this book stressed me tf out, and I always left it with a pit in my stomach. I think we all know a Millie or have been a Millie, so watching her struggle, miscommunicate, and ostracize herself feels like a punch in the gut
(Sickos: Yes! Ha ha ha! YES! meme)
4.5 stars for the sticky, violent inner machinations of the girlboss.
Halle Butler gifted this book to all us bitches who use a "core" suffix to describe their aesthetic preferences, and it's the last nail in the sadgirl coffin for me.
I have been trying not to define my literary affinities along the lines of feral goblin sluts. I have branched out. I have read Nietzsche. Okay. I have read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Like. I finished Oathbringer. I've been TRYING. But there is something pure and magnetic about whatever frequency these scarethot novels are operating on. This is the stuff that gets in my blood.
The venom is addictive; the acidic and weaponised politeness, electric. Halle Butler spills her guts into spiraling sentences and ranting imaginings, with everyone's favourite type of first person perspective: an uppity narrator who has nooo fucking idea how mentally unwell she sounds.
The spoils of this genre, for me, do come with a little touch of plastic. Given the extremely short time frame between this book and the Sad Bitch Bible (MYORAR), I doubt The New Me was a copy, or even directly influenced by it. But given the lines it's written between, it's impossible not to compare them, and this one just isn't quite as good. It has dull patches, repetitive wanderings, and feedback loops that make for a slightly more laborious reading experience than is necessary. It's just lacking that overwhelming substance I found festering beneath the surface in MYORAR.
Still. This book's biggest genius is the last chapter. The depressing ending, which I am sure was supposed to be depressing, ended up reading not very depressing at all, which was ...depressing. Now THAT is a feat of storytelling.
Read this book.
4.5 stars for the sticky, violent inner machinations of the girlboss.
Halle Butler gifted this book to all us bitches who use a "core" suffix to describe their aesthetic preferences, and it's the last nail in the sadgirl coffin for me.
I have been trying not to define my literary affinities along the lines of feral goblin sluts. I have branched out. I have read Nietzsche. Okay. I have read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Like. I finished Oathbringer. I've been TRYING. But there is something pure and magnetic about whatever frequency these scarethot novels are operating on. This is the stuff that gets in my blood.
The venom is addictive; the acidic and weaponised politeness, electric. Halle Butler spills her guts into spiraling sentences and ranting imaginings, with everyone's favourite type of first person perspective: an uppity narrator who has nooo fucking idea how mentally unwell she sounds.
The spoils of this genre, for me, do come with a little touch of plastic. Given the extremely short time frame between this book and the Sad Bitch Bible (MYORAR), I doubt The New Me was a copy, or even directly influenced by it. But given the lines it's written between, it's impossible not to compare them, and this one just isn't quite as good. It has dull patches, repetitive wanderings, and feedback loops that make for a slightly more laborious reading experience than is necessary. It's just lacking that overwhelming substance I found festering beneath the surface in MYORAR.
Still. This book's biggest genius is the last chapter. The depressing ending, which I am sure was supposed to be depressing, ended up reading not very depressing at all, which was ...depressing. Now THAT is a feat of storytelling.
Read this book.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
reflective
sad
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
The main character is so frustrating. Her stagnation and lack of self-respect were assaulting me throughout the book. I get the point of the book and it was well executed, but this was a difficult read for me.
I’m honestly in love with this author. Both her style of writing and the stories she tells. This was not a disappointment.
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes