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Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin

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beanwa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The first part of this book made me absolutely piss tears. I'd strongly recommend checking the trigger warnings before picking this one up!!!!!!!

loemh's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.25

greyhuigris's review against another edition

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1.0

no. No. NO. Absolutely fucking NOT.

This was god awful. I read it at work, and several people stopped to ask if I was feeling ill because of the expression on my face. I realized that reading this actually made me queasy because of how pretentious, unfunny, and obnoxious it is.

TL;DR - Don't read this book, it will make you sick.

lilaheyhello's review against another edition

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3.0

big swiss was mommy issues: the book and this was daddy issues: the book…loves it tho

readingrainbow69's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

like big swiss i think i’ll be thinking of this book for a while. definitely a tougher read in terms of subject matter but i really loved the main character