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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
"Bitter, my whole body, my whole insides, everything about me that my body makes but that isn't of my body—thoughts feelings personality—bitter for having to live in my shitty body, and my body dittoing the sentiment back to its master. Better to be inside forever."
I didn't really relate to the story—perhaps because it describes and criticizes what working in corporate feels like. But at the same time, I had a slight connection with Millie, especially with how she sees and contemplates her actions and her life itself. This book is also relatable in a way that the observations that the protagonist makes on everything around her are realistic; and is something that a person also observes in real life.
dark
reflective
sad
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:
No
dark
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found all the privilege and entitlement this book and character had to offer and consumed it with millenial pride.
This book was so depressingly accurate for... probably a lot of people. It definitely got way too close to how I felt when I was working temporary admin jobs and had no idea what I wanted from my life. It’s well written ennui but then again I didn’t enjoy reading that ennui... it was definitely something I’m glad I wasn’t alone in feeling but that I have no desire to relive.
There are few things I love more than a plotless story from the perspective of a self-centered millennial woman building her little depression nest. Even so, I couldn't get into this. I have a hard time imagining anyone would actually call this "darkly hilarious and devastating." The protagonist is neither insightful nor sympathetic, and the reader should get at least one of those things. As a treat.
Not bad. Keen, precise, occasionally very funny. Despite only being five years old, though, it feels extremely passé, and doesn't really offer anything to distinguish itself from the mountains of sad-girl fiction that were around at the time.
The level of cringeness i experienced throughout this book is far more than expected