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4.14 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book could have been twice as long and I would've wanted more. One of those books that you can't stop reading and don't want to end.
reflective
sad
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kinda got lost in this. The thoroughly researched attention to details alongside an engaging plot made it a really enjoyable read. I mean, it knows it’s clever. But that’s okay!
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Part of me thinks this is going to be a seminal text for my indeterminate (late Gen X / early millennial) generation, and part of me spent most of 600 pages trying to figure out which spouse I hated more (it’s Elizabeth).
And part of me read the itemized list of foods at the funeral (“there was potato salad, egg salad, pea salad, cauliflower salad. There was noodle salad […] there were sandwiches and buns” … and on and fucking on for three solid pages) and remembered my father’s complaint when I made him read DeLillo’s “Underworld” twenty years ago — that listing a lot of things is not necessarily a sign of literary genius.
So ultimately, I am never going to be able to forgive this book for making me feel old.
And part of me read the itemized list of foods at the funeral (“there was potato salad, egg salad, pea salad, cauliflower salad. There was noodle salad […] there were sandwiches and buns” … and on and fucking on for three solid pages) and remembered my father’s complaint when I made him read DeLillo’s “Underworld” twenty years ago — that listing a lot of things is not necessarily a sign of literary genius.
So ultimately, I am never going to be able to forgive this book for making me feel old.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A masterpiece.
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Been thinking about my this book lately now that I’m reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow which is giving similar vibes. I really enjoyed reading it (literally finished it in just over a week). I think it does such a good job of interrogating wellness culture and getting at the sinister vibe underneath all the manifestation and “leveling up.” I think Elizabeth’s sections of the book are the best, especially her placebo research and how she applies it to parenting, her relationships with the community, etc. How it relates to anxieties about parenthood, relationships, how to exist in the world, that’s all some real shit