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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Wow, this was hard to read, so I let it go a little more than halfway through. Uncomfortable. While I appreciate the effort to make a young woman fully and completely human, that we don't often get to see/read about female "anti-heros," etc., Queenie is just . . . not that interesting. I think I wanted her to have been written better, like to not just live on the surface of so many "types" -- the tragic, self-loathing, self-destructive, secretly smart/funny/better-the-rest and more.
Take a pass. There are better stories about modern young (non-white) women trying to figure their stuff out in the world.
Take a pass. There are better stories about modern young (non-white) women trying to figure their stuff out in the world.
Ik hou eigenlijk van alles aan dit boek, ik hou ervan hoe witty het is geschreven, hoe echt de personages zijn en hoe een lieve vriendinnen Queenie heeft. Ze gaat er aan onder door ondanks haar liefdevol netwerk en dat maakt haar gevoelig en écht<3 ik hou ook enorm van de character development van Queenie waarbij zij leert om zo sterk in haar schoenen te staan dat zij zelfs micro agressions kan adresseren:) love you Queen, love you Zyazike, love you Darcy f****ck Tom en Ted (en eigenlijk ook Cassandra
More like a strong 3.5 stars, actually. I really enjoyed Queenie's character, and my favorite part of the book was seeing her growth and her relationships with her friends and family. But I do feel like this book could have used another 50 pages. It felt like we were just given a little bit of who Queenie was becoming, and I wanted more of that. Overall though, a great read!
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There’s a lot going on in this book, and I’m still processing what happens. There is a lot of wit and humour, but also a lot of sadness and trauma processing. Still trying to sort out what I think…
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
Very interesting exploration of race, gender and family trauma. Written really well too.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pretty clumsily written, with a few moments of insight. Plot is pretty cliched, but in what's sometimes an informative way.
I liked the underlying story BUT I found the text/email format of some parts distracting and annoying.