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sydapel's review
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Was this book so incredibly stressful and frustrating I had to put it down for three weeks? Yes. Was it also one of the best and most intimately raw novels I've laid my grubby little paws on since reading Normal People for the first time? Also yes.
I could talk about this book for AGES, the way it dismantles the myth of the "starving artist", it's depiction of the male gaze and how women subconsciously restructure themselves within it and before they notice, their entire identity is being written over, how obsessive we can become the minute we feel the least bit valued or seen or loved, the intersection of classical music and privilege, the often hypocritical nature of white feminism. I could go on and on. If you've been craving more Rooney esque characters and writing, I'm going to be shoving this one at you.
I could talk about this book for AGES, the way it dismantles the myth of the "starving artist", it's depiction of the male gaze and how women subconsciously restructure themselves within it and before they notice, their entire identity is being written over, how obsessive we can become the minute we feel the least bit valued or seen or loved, the intersection of classical music and privilege, the often hypocritical nature of white feminism. I could go on and on. If you've been craving more Rooney esque characters and writing, I'm going to be shoving this one at you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Child abuse
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