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andtheitoldyousos's review against another edition
4.0
No one can get into an unraveling mind quite like Lauren Groff. Fates and Furies and The Monsters of Templeton are two of my favorite pieces of contemporary literature, and “Boca Raton” crams everything that I love about those two pieces into a tiny but devastating package. A woman in a small Florida Cottage attempts to come to terms with climate change, hurricanes, religious fanatics, motherhood, loss, history, and insomnia while working on a research project for a museum of history at a small college. Her journey is depressing, enlightening, thrilling, and hysterical. Sometimes it feels good to feel bad! There has been so much talk of the “Cool Girl” and her many tropes, but Lauren Groff is not interested in “cool”. Cool in intense situations, yes. Cool when faced with absolute tragedy, yes. Cool within her own feelings and actions- a cool that is detached, other, and alien. Lauren Groff’s “cool” is something that you admire from a distance but regard with fear in your heart.
socorrobaptista's review against another edition
3.0
Achei muito deprimente, e pessimista ao extremo. Até entendo a posição da protagonista, mas a acho muito exagerada em suas reações.
starrwad's review against another edition
4.0
Insomnia + Anxiety + single motherhood + climate change + living in Florida for a long while = I really felt this.
kandicez's review against another edition
5.0
This final installment of the Warmer series on Amazon Prime was my favorite. Not because of the plot, but because of the writing. Groff made me experience the disgust of litter, feel the hopelessness of insomnia and the loneliness of the single parent. In 31 pages.
debsfielding583's review
dark
reflective
sad
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
meimeililylil's review
2.0
Liked the mystery of her visions, but not much else (short story collection).
irv_in_the_books's review
emotional
sad
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
2.75
yonde_shiawase's review
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0