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bohlo_'s review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
blakelassahn's review against another edition
1.0
One star :(
It's not that I hated this book, it's just that the idea of an emotional sadist that purposely gets into relationships just to end them sounds SO PROMISING, yet Anonymous didn't really deliver on it. I think I definitely would have enjoyed this book more had it focused mostly on the effects of alcoholism and sadism on his endeavors, and less on him "having a wank" whenever he sees an attractive woman (every 20-50 pages or so). The plot was fairly slow up until the last 10-20% of the book which didn't fit very well with the dry writing, in my opinion. The author could have gone so much more in-depth into the last section of the book to give readers a better payoff for having read up until that point. I can understand why some people like it, as the book is definitely raw and uncensored with an asshole for a first-person narrator, but I just found the way it was written so unlikeable that I couldn't enjoy it.
It's not that I hated this book, it's just that the idea of an emotional sadist that purposely gets into relationships just to end them sounds SO PROMISING, yet Anonymous didn't really deliver on it. I think I definitely would have enjoyed this book more had it focused mostly on the effects of alcoholism and sadism on his endeavors, and less on him "having a wank" whenever he sees an attractive woman (every 20-50 pages or so). The plot was fairly slow up until the last 10-20% of the book which didn't fit very well with the dry writing, in my opinion. The author could have gone so much more in-depth into the last section of the book to give readers a better payoff for having read up until that point. I can understand why some people like it, as the book is definitely raw and uncensored with an asshole for a first-person narrator, but I just found the way it was written so unlikeable that I couldn't enjoy it.
tamsenreed's review against another edition
challenging
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
kish576's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
doomergf's review against another edition
1.0
this is genuinely the worst book i have ever read, i had to force myself not to dnf it.
yassywazzy's review against another edition
4.0
it honestly wasn't as interesting as I thought it would be but ig men be crazy :/
mkiernanw's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
birbboi's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Not only is the main narrator the most unlikable character I have ever had the displeasure of reading, the writing itself is awful. The plot meanders aimlessly and jumps around. There are no interesting concepts as everything is very suface level and it is very poorly executed.
The best thing to come out of this is that the illegal online version of this book I was reading would sometimes glitch out meaning I got to skip parts of the book.
The best thing to come out of this is that the illegal online version of this book I was reading would sometimes glitch out meaning I got to skip parts of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
weatherbboyy's review against another edition
1.0
An utterly pointless book with a pleasing writing style yet absolutely no substance, like a dry cupcake with a pretty wrapper on the outside.
We spend basically the entire book listening to this man whine and self flagellate under the guise of admitting some sort of dark truth, but the truth is we barely get to see him be the villain he's supposed to be, as it's all but glossed over in early pages. Once the point of the story emerges, there's a brief glimmer of hope in our newly introduced female character, but without giving any spoilers the conclusion of that storyline had about as much appeal to it as the storyteller's wet member flopping meekly in his hands.
Truly, style over substance, but written with a carelessness more often seen in bored columnists than literary authors, spelling mistakes abound, rambling nature seeming less and less like a creative choice and more like no editor could stand to be in the room with the author of this book for enough time to let him know he might want to include a capital letter, maybe a full stop.
The opposite of dry, this was WET prose, and it delivered nothing.
We spend basically the entire book listening to this man whine and self flagellate under the guise of admitting some sort of dark truth, but the truth is we barely get to see him be the villain he's supposed to be, as it's all but glossed over in early pages. Once the point of the story emerges, there's a brief glimmer of hope in our newly introduced female character, but without giving any spoilers the conclusion of that storyline had about as much appeal to it as the storyteller's wet member flopping meekly in his hands.
Truly, style over substance, but written with a carelessness more often seen in bored columnists than literary authors, spelling mistakes abound, rambling nature seeming less and less like a creative choice and more like no editor could stand to be in the room with the author of this book for enough time to let him know he might want to include a capital letter, maybe a full stop.
The opposite of dry, this was WET prose, and it delivered nothing.