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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
I looked forward to finishing this book for all of the wrong reasons. I almost didn’t finish it honestly. The writing was poor, the plot was slow, and the characters were cliche. The idea had so much potential, yet I was disappointed throughout.
funny
reflective
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My rating is 1.5
I’m thankful this book was on the shorter side. It’s an obvious parody of the are you there God, it’s me Margaret book about a girl going to hell and writing letters to satan.
This just wasn’t my type of book. It felt gross being written by a man and having a teenage girl as the protagonist. That always weirds me out.
She’s not talking like a real person either. Swear to God half the book is the phrase “slutty mcslut slut slut” and it’s just so annoying. And I think that’s the point but it just doesn’t work for me personally.
People who say the n word or f slur go to hell which is nice however the last 40 or so pages, I had a long drive so decided to get the audiobook book for the last chunk. Tell me why this white woman is saying those words. Easy fix. I know it’s written but you can easily say the “n word” and “f slur”. Immediately turned me off.
The ending is cliche and I see there’s a second in the franchise. I think I’m gonna skip.
I’m thankful this book was on the shorter side. It’s an obvious parody of the are you there God, it’s me Margaret book about a girl going to hell and writing letters to satan.
This just wasn’t my type of book. It felt gross being written by a man and having a teenage girl as the protagonist. That always weirds me out.
She’s not talking like a real person either. Swear to God half the book is the phrase “slutty mcslut slut slut” and it’s just so annoying. And I think that’s the point but it just doesn’t work for me personally.
People who say the n word or f slur go to hell which is nice however the last 40 or so pages, I had a long drive so decided to get the audiobook book for the last chunk. Tell me why this white woman is saying those words. Easy fix. I know it’s written but you can easily say the “n word” and “f slur”. Immediately turned me off.
The ending is cliche and I see there’s a second in the franchise. I think I’m gonna skip.
There were a couple of things that were kind of funny or good near the end (I found the takeover process entertaining in a silly way), but the first half or two thirds was mainly gross-out ploys. Hell in this book is, for the most part, more icky than actually hellish. The main character, Maddie, is relatively okay but has these annoying repetitive verbal tics: always referring to her skanky mean-girl schoolmates as some variation on 'Trampy Vandertramp' or 'Whorey McWhoreson'--not every now and then for emphasis like a normal teen, no: EVERY TIME; and ending every second or third paragraph with 'yes I know the word [insert word], I'm dead/thirteen/fat, not stupid', but often only saying it 3 or more sentences after using said word, so I often had to go back and re-read to see "wait, where did she say that...?" not to mention "okay, she has said that ENOUGH". Also, her level of birds-and-bees knowledge was bizarrely uneven--it's believable that a 13-year-old might not have a full understanding of sex, but having been 'educated' by her parents' porn and having enough general knowledge to save her friends by jacking off a giant succubus (yeah -_-) but NOT knowing what French kissing is...? I get that you were going for comedy there, but you just strayed a bit past the limits of credulity. Finally, the author keeps trying to play the book as a not-so-sly homage to 'The Breakfast Club' and maybe it's just my indifference to that movie, but that just seemed unnecessary and forced.
Overall, not a strong showing by this author, and with a very abrupt 'to be continued' ending to top it off.
Overall, not a strong showing by this author, and with a very abrupt 'to be continued' ending to top it off.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not as well written or plotted as fight club. And, to be perfectly honest some of it was just downright disgusting as far as imagery went. Definitely not a book you want to read during lunch.
Very rambley and over-thought. There were a lot of great parts, but it all seemed forced.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
the writing got to be a bit dull and the messages the author conveyed were too obvious towards the end. It was slow to get into, but a faster read towards the ending.
Comme je le dis si bien : quel est le feuque? Franchement, ce livre c’était vraiment du grand n’importe quoi. J’ai bien compris qu’on se situait dans la satire et la critique des rich and famous d’Hollywood mais j’ai du passer à côté de quelque chose. Bref, je n’ai pas du tout accroché. Je n’ai vraiment pas aimé le style de l’auteur que j’ai trouvé vulgaire tandis que les descriptions et dialogues m’ont ennuyée. On pourrait dire que certains passages sont choquants mais j’ai plutôt eu l’impression de me retrouver entourée d’enfants faisant des blagues pipi-caca en se gaussant de leur traits d’esprits. En d’autres mots, j’étais blasée.
Venons en ensuite aux personnages, tous plus infernaux les uns que les autres. Je n’ai pas eu une once de sympathie pour Madison, notre personnage principal dont les jérémiades en début de chapitre m’ont donné des envies de meurtre. J’ai véritablement pété un câble pour chaque « j’ai 13 ans, je suis grosse et moche mais je connais ce mot ou je ne suis pas débile! » que j’ai pu lire (et il y en a beaucoup!). Donc non seulement elle est morte et en enfer, mais elle parvient encore à nous torturer avec son manque de confiance et son envie de se faire remarquer par Satan. La cerise sur le gâteau, c’est qu’elle rencontre d’autres personnages sans intérêt et tout aussi caricaturaux qu’elle. Au programme : le Breakfast Club découvre les cascades de merde, lacs de vomis et dunes de pellicules, on aime, on adore!
Je ne parlerai même pas du « twist » de fin ou encore des révélations sur la mort de Madison car ça n’a aucun intérêt. J’en suis arrivée à la conclusion que ce livre était en fait une mise en abyme particulièrement efficace car le lire a été pour moi un véritable enfer.
Venons en ensuite aux personnages, tous plus infernaux les uns que les autres. Je n’ai pas eu une once de sympathie pour Madison, notre personnage principal dont les jérémiades en début de chapitre m’ont donné des envies de meurtre. J’ai véritablement pété un câble pour chaque « j’ai 13 ans, je suis grosse et moche mais je connais ce mot ou je ne suis pas débile! » que j’ai pu lire (et il y en a beaucoup!). Donc non seulement elle est morte et en enfer, mais elle parvient encore à nous torturer avec son manque de confiance et son envie de se faire remarquer par Satan. La cerise sur le gâteau, c’est qu’elle rencontre d’autres personnages sans intérêt et tout aussi caricaturaux qu’elle. Au programme : le Breakfast Club découvre les cascades de merde, lacs de vomis et dunes de pellicules, on aime, on adore!
Je ne parlerai même pas du « twist » de fin ou encore des révélations sur la mort de Madison car ça n’a aucun intérêt. J’en suis arrivée à la conclusion que ce livre était en fait une mise en abyme particulièrement efficace car le lire a été pour moi un véritable enfer.