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ciaraaa66's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rachelevelyn's review against another edition
4.0
Really liked this! Def Sally Rooney vibes but also enjoyed in its own right.
It captured really well the difficulty of actually being in London and working in the arts without help from parents / knowing the right people.
I did find some of the friends a bit overdone.
It captured really well the difficulty of actually being in London and working in the arts without help from parents / knowing the right people.
I did find some of the friends a bit overdone.
meganbomberger's review against another edition
boring and don’t care about characters
katelynwakefield's review against another edition
2.0
A very slow and boring read. And wtf was the ending?!
haleyshaver's review against another edition
4.0
This felt very reminiscent of Conversations With Friends. An artist that falls in love with an emotionally unavailable and older guy that has a vague ending where you don't know if they start the affair over again. I really enjoyed it but I couldn't help but notice the similarities (even down to the part where Crimp doesn't use quotation marks either). I also couldn't help but find Anna's group of friends so insufferable. I feel like they are the type of people that would say I was un feminist because I still wear a bra on occasion. The story did a really good job of capturing what it's like to be all consumed by a relationship that has no benefit to you and not being able to look past that because when it's good, it's really good. but of course, when it's bad, it's really bad. Overall though, I really loved getting to read this book and going on Anna's journey of losing herself, finding her way back to who she is and doing what she loves, and then the mystery around whether or not she's going to give it up all over again because it's so easy to fall back into bad habits.
literarycrushes's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly, this book felt near to perfection for me. On the surface, A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp is about the power dynamics between Anna, a 24-year-old conservatory student, and Max, a 38-year-old banker in London. While the storyline is familiar (and I’ll admit, this is my favorite genre for some reason) – a young woman moves to the ‘big’ city and falls for an older, unavailable man who treats like sh*t – it feels fresh through Crimp’s eyes. I also loved the subplots following the cut-throat world of wannabe opera singers, which added another layer of drama to the story. Anna’s best friend Laurie and their ridiculous living situations had me laughing out loud and Crimp’s well-observed portrayals of a certain subset of 20-somethings who feel like caricatures of a new wave of feminism were genius.
It's difficult to write about a relationship that exists only between two characters and not become dull. But it was never boring, and even in the few parts where it started to feel monotonous, that monotony only added to the overall tone of the book. I highly recommend this book to fans of Sally Rooney, Raven Leilani, and Dolly Alderton.
It's difficult to write about a relationship that exists only between two characters and not become dull. But it was never boring, and even in the few parts where it started to feel monotonous, that monotony only added to the overall tone of the book. I highly recommend this book to fans of Sally Rooney, Raven Leilani, and Dolly Alderton.
jillianch's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75