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3.99 AVERAGE
just sobbed at the ending of this and i never cry at books. listening to adrianne lenker while reading this is a deadly combo. but anyways this book was so heartfelt and beautiful and represented mental illness in such a perfect way. anyone who has struggled to care about themselves the way they care about others will be touched. one of the most genuine and beautiful novels i’ve read. we all deserve the love we give out to others and this novel reminded me of that and just how lovely and worth living for love is.
“it’s easy to accept that i am bacteria, or a parasite, or cancer. it’s easy for me to accept that my life is trivial, and that i am a speck of dust. it is hard for me to accept that for the people around me, however. it’s hard for me to accept that my brothers life doesn’t matter, or that old women who die don’t matter, or even that rabbits or cats don’t matter. i feel simultaneously intensely insignificant and hyperaware of how important everyone is”
“it’s easy to accept that i am bacteria, or a parasite, or cancer. it’s easy for me to accept that my life is trivial, and that i am a speck of dust. it is hard for me to accept that for the people around me, however. it’s hard for me to accept that my brothers life doesn’t matter, or that old women who die don’t matter, or even that rabbits or cats don’t matter. i feel simultaneously intensely insignificant and hyperaware of how important everyone is”
challenging
emotional
informative
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
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
dark
emotional
funny
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
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
tense
fast-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
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I liked this one a lot. The fact that most of the book takes place in the protagonist Gilda's internal dialogue, with her constant anxious and intrusive thoughts, definitely succeeds in making the reading experience very immersive. Her character and a lot of her internal dialogue were intensely relatable and simultaneously very funny. My only complaint with this one is that i would have loved for it to have been a little longer.