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antonyiah's review
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
shareen17's review against another edition
4.0
Such a devastating story, but beautifully told and sadly so realistic. A woman tells her experience of attending boarding school as a teenager where she catches the attention of one of her teachers.
cafeautai's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-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
5.0
buntatamilis's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, and Sexual content
kyemmpem's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
ridgewaygirl's review against another edition
5.0
His Favorites by Kate Walbert is a novel best read with as little knowledge about it as possible. The book begins with fifteen-year-old Jo hanging out with her two best friends one night, when they decide to steal a golf cart and go joy-riding around the course.
His Favorites is a very short novel, that covers a lot of ground, but each paragraph and sentence is so well-crafted, and the book is so well put together that it has the impact of a much larger work. If you decide to read it, I highly recommend learning as little about the plot as possible.
His Favorites is a very short novel, that covers a lot of ground, but each paragraph and sentence is so well-crafted, and the book is so well put together that it has the impact of a much larger work. If you decide to read it, I highly recommend learning as little about the plot as possible.
johndiconsiglio's review against another edition
2.0
I’ve never read Walbert before. She has a reputation as an insightful feminist writer. This not-a-short-story, barely-a-novel is disappointing. Its power imbalance tale—troubled 15-year-old boarding school girl & predatory male teacher—feels depressingly familiar. (Are #MeToo books done already?) I like the time-means-nothing structure. But considering the page count, she devotes a lotta real estate to Autumn Fest parades & prep school landscaping. Maybe the abuse is so painful that she’d rather focus on anything else—and I do mean anything else. Maybe that’s the point. Or maybe her heart just wasn’t in it.
aliraebanz's review against another edition
5.0
This book was SO GOOD. I just honestly wanted MORE. I went into this book with no expectations, but I definitely based it on the cover, which made this look like a romance novel. BOY was a I wrong.