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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first 5 chapters were hard to get through. It was hard for me to connect to the main character at first. The storyline improved the further I read. Chapters were incredibly long to me- only 17 total and the last one was extremely short. Ending was a little lackluster however I am still interested in seeing the movie version.
Lucky me, I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.
First of all, I just want to say that I don't think it's fair to compare this book to Gone Girl or Ani to Amy. Ani and Amy are definitely not in the same league. Amy would devour Ani. And, Ani is not a egomaniacal sociopath. I didn't find the plots similar at all. Luckist Girl Alive deserves to be reviewed independently regardless of what you've heard about it from someone else.
We all dream of crafting a perfect future to rewrite our past. Ani exemplifies the fight against being defined by your past and by the judgements people make of you that have a way of becoming indelible. Having once been a teenage girl, myself, (the same time TifAni would have been, no less) I empathize with TifAni FaNelli. I was proud of Ani for reinventing herself and becoming successful in her own right—up until that success ultimately became defined by becoming Mrs. Ani Harrison. But, I guess that's a testament to the unrelenting need to not only fit in, but become the ideal to which others strive. It may not always seem like it, but Ani is a complex character with a very unique, yet somehow all too familiar—at least in American culture, anyway—storyline. She is the girl who learned to quickly adapt to her surroundings at an early age and who had to grow up too much too soon. She's the girl who's been through enough pain for many lifetimes, landed on her feet, but still can't seem to find what makes her happy. She's a small part of all of us.
My problem with this book is that it's predictable. To be fair, it's not a mystery, but I still like a little "oh, I didn't see that coming" with my dramatic fiction. That being said, it's still a quick and enjoyable-enough read
I wanted her to be stronger, but I understand why she wasn't. And, even though she's not the most likable character ever written, I still found myself rooting for her. In the end, it was fitting that she came full circle back to TifAni—not all the way back but just the right amount, and enough, in my opinion, for Ani to vindicate TifAni.
First of all, I just want to say that I don't think it's fair to compare this book to Gone Girl or Ani to Amy. Ani and Amy are definitely not in the same league. Amy would devour Ani. And, Ani is not a egomaniacal sociopath. I didn't find the plots similar at all. Luckist Girl Alive deserves to be reviewed independently regardless of what you've heard about it from someone else.
We all dream of crafting a perfect future to rewrite our past. Ani exemplifies the fight against being defined by your past and by the judgements people make of you that have a way of becoming indelible. Having once been a teenage girl, myself, (the same time TifAni would have been, no less) I empathize with TifAni FaNelli. I was proud of Ani for reinventing herself and becoming successful in her own right—up until that success ultimately became defined by becoming Mrs. Ani Harrison. But, I guess that's a testament to the unrelenting need to not only fit in, but become the ideal to which others strive. It may not always seem like it, but Ani is a complex character with a very unique, yet somehow all too familiar—at least in American culture, anyway—storyline. She is the girl who learned to quickly adapt to her surroundings at an early age and who had to grow up too much too soon. She's the girl who's been through enough pain for many lifetimes, landed on her feet, but still can't seem to find what makes her happy. She's a small part of all of us.
My problem with this book is that it's predictable. To be fair, it's not a mystery, but I still like a little "oh, I didn't see that coming" with my dramatic fiction. That being said, it's still a quick and enjoyable-enough read
I wanted her to be stronger, but I understand why she wasn't. And, even though she's not the most likable character ever written, I still found myself rooting for her. In the end, it was fitting that she came full circle back to TifAni—not all the way back but just the right amount, and enough, in my opinion, for Ani to vindicate TifAni.
dark
emotional
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
There’s a mistake in this book where a Robin Williams movie is referred to as Hook, when it’s about a Dad not seeing his kids enough - clearly Mrs Doubtfire. Poor editing mistake. But a good story with plenty of twists and tangles.
dark
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It seems like I'm in the minority but I really loved this book! It was hard to read at parts and not what I expected to read at all. However, I ended up loving Ani and was cheering for her redemption. I want to say that she was shallow and pathetic, but what high schooler isn't? And as an adult, she became that way as a coping mechanism. I felt like this was something I have never read before and I loved it!
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes