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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The setting of the book was quite interesting — learning about 1950s Paris and its make up of foreigners all looking for something. I felt I could truly imagine the atmosphere.
It seems an important book for the time it was written, with a eccentric/sexually liberal female protagonist who at no point knows what she’s doing with her life (other than refusing marriage proposals left right and centre)
All that being said, I found it really difficult to get through as I just wasn’t interested/invested in Sally Jay.
It seems an important book for the time it was written, with a eccentric/sexually liberal female protagonist who at no point knows what she’s doing with her life (other than refusing marriage proposals left right and centre)
All that being said, I found it really difficult to get through as I just wasn’t interested/invested in Sally Jay.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of those rare books that left me wanting nothing. Light hearted with moments of real trial and growth. Hysterical every page but made me cry in the end. Long enough to say what it needed to without overstaying its welcome. A lovable character that makes the wrong choice and does the wrong thing so many times. End to end - a masterpiece. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a true feminist read (it was written in the 50s but feels like a modern perspective in all the right ways) or anyone who simply wants a damn good book with so much genuine voice and character.
The funniest book you’ve probably never heard of. The last 50 pages made me doubt my own sanity and ability to root out red flags. But what a zany, wild ride!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
recommended by: http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/18-fiction-summer-reads.html & https://onegrandbooks.com/shop/curators/greta-gerwig/ & https://medium.com/the-hairpin/hello-to-all-that-10-books-for-recent-grads-ae17f0933c69
I admit, I almost gave up on this one. I had high expectations and at first I could not get into it, probably because I was too into my own (mis)adventures to care. I lugged it around on various international flights, train rides and beach outings...bookmark stuck on page eighty-something. I would stuff it deep in my carry-on and cover it up with international fashion magazines as I couldn't bear to admit I might never finish it; Embarrassed that I could not leisurely enjoy this small, iconic book. But once I dug it up, after I returned and thought I had put my own wandering spirit to rest, it was hard to put down. Instead of resisting, I started to accept and then it just flowed like honey. The end is so good that anyone with any kind of spirit will just gush with joy.
The afterword in the most recent edition was absolutely perfect and possibly the most inspiring thing I've read as of late. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has ever dreamt of being anything; to those yet to realize that self acceptance is the only way that dream will come true (and, if you are lucky, it will happen effortlessly). It is senseless for one to be anything but completely, ridiculously, herself, wherever that may lead her.
The afterword in the most recent edition was absolutely perfect and possibly the most inspiring thing I've read as of late. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has ever dreamt of being anything; to those yet to realize that self acceptance is the only way that dream will come true (and, if you are lucky, it will happen effortlessly). It is senseless for one to be anything but completely, ridiculously, herself, wherever that may lead her.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-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
Damn this was good. Reminds me of Fear of Flying by Erica Jong, and The Idiot by Elif Batuman in the best way. Also the TV show Girls.