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Dykette: A Novel by Jenny Fran Davis

36 reviews

megansoetaert's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

that’s a no from me dog

everyone was so unlikable & i do not vibe with ppl who cannot take responsibility for their own shit. the whole time i was like… 😒🫤 no thanks.  white-authored portrayals of unhinged white women never give what they’re meant to give.. 

i also don’t think the author was successful in the messages she was trying to spark... it felt like a tacky attempt at being reflective and sardonic tbh

also… all the content warnings
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trappedinfridge's review against another edition

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tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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sunbeam_reader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a VERY hard book to rate. I really enjoyed it and read it very fast. Part of me loved this book and part of me was disgusted by it. Definitely check trigger warnings before reading! But what I will say is that the writing is fantastic and it's a very easy book to read, it goes fast and I think the pacing is great. This is impressive espy considering that the book takes place in one setting and over a very short period of time (exactly 10 days, each chapter is a day). 
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toffishay's review against another edition

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funny reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I don't really know how to feel about this book. There are really interesting points of character exploration with Sasha at times and some interesting asides about WLW culture and relationships and love. Those are the strongest parts. But so much of the book is dragged down in obvious sociological observation. One more than one occasion the book practically stops altogether to reiterate a point that it doesn't think you picked up on the first time. It really broke the tension of the build up, so when the climax happens, it kind of just...happens. It was close to something great, but I think it just missed the mark for me.
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etbliss's review against another edition

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challenging funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

I’m glad i did a lot of the dyke required reading before this lol
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growliegrl's review against another edition

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dark emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Loved the idea of this story: queers just being queer and the drama that comes along with just living life. We deserve queer books that aren’t only about trauma or coming out. However…… I did find the characters a bit flat (like some other reviewers here). The manipulative main character’s self-absorption was painful to read. Does this actually make this book genius? Maybe sort of. I’m all for the feminist horror of a protagonist driven to hysteria. But this book just didn’t hit like a Mona Awad novel does. 
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