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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Too "Sex in the City" bad cliché for me.
reflective
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
How is no one calling this out for the direct rip off of Columbine dialogue!?
After reading Bright Young Women, I saw this author had written this and I wanted to see what their "original" work was like. The writing in BYW was good, but I really took issue with how the subject matter was used. Apparently, this author has the proclivity for using real world frameworks rather than create her own, to play choose your own adventure with true crime tragedies. I mean, down to the copy paste of dialogue from the Columbine testimonies and transcripts.
"This is like fucking Columbing, Teddy
mumbled from the other end of the table.
Harris slammed his hand twice down on the table above them and said "peek-a-boo"
"Boo!" His face appeared between the chair's elegant claw legs.
"Brooks, I like you now. Get out of here. Go home."
"Get out of here, Beth." The Shark didn't move, and Arthur hunched down, so he was level with her peculiar eyes. I mean it, Beth. I like you."
After reading Bright Young Women, I saw this author had written this and I wanted to see what their "original" work was like. The writing in BYW was good, but I really took issue with how the subject matter was used. Apparently, this author has the proclivity for using real world frameworks rather than create her own, to play choose your own adventure with true crime tragedies. I mean, down to the copy paste of dialogue from the Columbine testimonies and transcripts.
"This is like fucking Columbing, Teddy
mumbled from the other end of the table.
Harris slammed his hand twice down on the table above them and said "peek-a-boo"
"Boo!" His face appeared between the chair's elegant claw legs.
"Brooks, I like you now. Get out of here. Go home."
"Get out of here, Beth." The Shark didn't move, and Arthur hunched down, so he was level with her peculiar eyes. I mean it, Beth. I like you."
DNF. Couldn’t get into the writing style. It felt very choppy and hard to follow in my opinion. Some parts just felt like random thoughts added into the writing and I didn’t see how they were relevant
I thought this book started off really slow at first and it took a couple times going back and forth to realize she was talking about herself as an adult and child. It was nothing compared to Gone Girl like the cover says it was pretty disturbing in a different way.
Engrossing, yet I didn't find the main character very likable. OK, but not great.
Another book that took me a little while to get into. But midway to the end I couldn't put it down. It really was not what I was expecting - particular events caught me off guard.
In Episode 41, things get serious on TBC. Luckiest Girl Alive tries to expose the nuance and neurosis of growing up as a woman in America. It reveals some glimpses of reality into a life steeped in consumerism, sexism, and abuse, but is ultimately a bit of an extreme take on all of it. Unfortunately, we've also got another case of a Mary Sue, writing that sometimes ends up feeling like someone trying to be cool in a 90s chat room, and a stable full of characters who are just as hateable as the protagonist.
Very annoying main character, which I feel like was kinda the point but when their was no twist at the end it made the whole book disappointing and felt like a huge waste of time.