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monica_heim's review against another edition
3.5
Someone will write a terrible novel about me.
This was such a unique reading experience and while it is a historical fiction it read more like contemporary. This is an extremely dark book, so be warned.
This was such a unique reading experience and while it is a historical fiction it read more like contemporary. This is an extremely dark book, so be warned.
erinnleah's review against another edition
3.0
Just finished The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill, a Canadian author. This book is set in Montreal during the great depression and is filled with the world's most beautiful quotes and the world's most perverse and bittersweet moments. This wouldn't be a book for everyone: it is riddled with ideas about love and melancholy and desire and all the terrible things that go along with it ( rape and prostitution and drug abuse and abject poverty) But it is also about men and women's...especially women's... creativity and agency and fight to be free. I could have picked out a billion quotes because literally, every line was a line of poetry. Highly recommend!
lilylalibraire's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
helenabianca's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
tarareads517's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Interesting. Lyrical. Tragic.
wrathofglasses's review against another edition
5.0
I started reading this because none of my holds were available on Libby. My thought was “eh, why the hell not?” Obviously, I loved it. Everything about this novel is quirky - the characters, the language, the pacing, etc. There were places that were a little too indulgent but that didn’t stop me from reading. Overall, I felt like this was a less fantastical version of Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus.
Note: There is a significant amount of sexual abuse in the beginning of the novel including the acts as well as the psychological violation. It caught me off guard so either prepare yourself or pass.
Note: There is a significant amount of sexual abuse in the beginning of the novel including the acts as well as the psychological violation. It caught me off guard so either prepare yourself or pass.
jmhildeb's review against another edition
3.0
3.5? Not the best writing, kind of cheesy, but also quite enthralling