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brittn'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
4.75
agreco92's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
amy_egg's review against another edition
3.75
Not my favorite book because I couldn’t root for the protagonist. But I will read and enjoy anything that Teddy Wayne writes.
mcumoletti's review against another edition
2.0
This book was insane and gross and I think I hated it but I also liked it? I feel very unsure.
rwh0805's review against another edition
5.0
The best book I've read in a while! Great entertainment but also thought provoking. The author did a great job of making the narrator relatable and then slowly unhinged. The audiobook narration was spot on. Highly recommend this book to everyone.
kutreen's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
About a child who thinks he's a man who deserves love if he tries hard enough. He becomes obsessive about a girl immediately. I was anxiously glued to the page, curious about how he would take it further and how the girl would figure out his intentions and get him to back off. I liked the girl a lot, but found her reactions to him (although very intelligent) underwhelming, because she could tell immediately that he was no good. I wish her character was developed further. She was capable of adding much more to the story. I don't think she was given enough credit. To the informed/female reader, the dark ending which was supposed to be a climax was not surprising and just disappointing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
takumo_n's review against another edition
4.0
Very well written and disturbing. You think the tension is going to be released and get so dark into touching the farcical, like a Hollywood movie. But what makes it so jarring is how realistic it ends up being. That adult worldview, while reading about well developed characters in their teen years, makes it very dismal and hard-headed, which punches harder than you espect.
cdubbe's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, this was pretty terrifying being in the head of the main character. Certainly eye opening being in the mind of a stalker, and seeing how every scary, inappropriate thing they do seems to be justifiable and reasonable in their own mind. All in all a really interesting book that I really couldn't put down.
winterafternoons's review against another edition
Okay honestly that was a lot. Really good social commentary but it fucked me up a little. The prose was very purple and the characters were not especially memorable, but the depiction of obsession was compelling. And I especially like that this was written by a man - that feels really helpful for the point he was trying to get across.