Reviews

Your Love Is Not Good by Johanna Hedva

kirbsyourenthusiasm's review

4.0

Weird and wonderful, crude in a way I feel Ottessa Moshfegh tries to be lol. Loved the final act - dizzying. Feel like I have a good appreciation having listened to Hedva talk about the book at an author's talk before I read it. People in the comments talking about Hedva being privileged / insipid are hilariously misguided

alysshcrl22's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

freaksgarde's review

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Visceral yeast infection !!! 

marie_sahrx's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

tenderbench's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

eviewww's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this book was gross and shocking in all the best ways. it was really challenging to read because the main character was so multi-dimensional. i was confused as to why it was taking me so long to finish this but it was nice to slow down with this book because there was so much to process. there were definitely some parts where I had to pause and take a minute before continuing. such a fascinating exploration of a woman’s relationship with whiteness, beauty, and her mother. also some incredible one-liners. hedva is a complicated writer for sure. 

aly's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

kyanitecourage's review

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Vomit, and Medical content

oliveckert's review

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i_viol3ta's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0