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lindsayerin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, and Sexism
Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness
carbs666's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The more I think about this
book the less sure I am about my feelings on it. I gave 3 ⭐️ because I'm still so mixed up about it.
I think my favourite thing about the book was how much you get to know each character. I really enjoyed being let into the lives of the characters and getting to understand their feelings and motivations on a more intimate level. I also felt this book very successfully incorporated things like transcripts of podcast episodes and email threads, which is something that can be very hard to pull off. I also sort of liked and sort of didn't like how you could argue that this is a book where not much really happens - there is a suspenseful build up to an event that ends up going pretty normally, and as a reader you sort of forget about it by the time you do actually get the pay out at the very end of the book.
That said, I found myself wondering when I finished the book what the point of it was, and I still haven't answered that question for myself. I also both liked and didn't like that the most mysterious, metaphysical aspects of the book get almost 0 exploration on the page. On the one hand, it adds to the allure of the unknowable; on the other hand, it's frustrating!
Overall, I think this book is interesting and has lots of elements that make it a worthwhile read. Think of it like a semi-suspenseful slice of life.
book the less sure I am about my feelings on it. I gave 3 ⭐️ because I'm still so mixed up about it.
I think my favourite thing about the book was how much you get to know each character. I really enjoyed being let into the lives of the characters and getting to understand their feelings and motivations on a more intimate level. I also felt this book very successfully incorporated things like transcripts of podcast episodes and email threads, which is something that can be very hard to pull off. I also sort of liked and sort of didn't like how you could argue that this is a book where not much really happens - there is a suspenseful build up to an event that ends up going pretty normally, and as a reader you sort of forget about it by the time you do actually get the pay out at the very end of the book.
That said, I found myself wondering when I finished the book what the point of it was, and I still haven't answered that question for myself. I also both liked and didn't like that the most mysterious, metaphysical aspects of the book get almost 0 exploration on the page. On the one hand, it adds to the allure of the unknowable; on the other hand, it's frustrating!
Overall, I think this book is interesting and has lots of elements that make it a worthwhile read. Think of it like a semi-suspenseful slice of life.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
mamawantsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, Death, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement
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