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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
A really nice journey from thinking Sally Jay was almost unbearably stressful to be around to thinking she is a crazy bitch and I love her. I agree with Groucho Marx that this was very very funny. When she did finger guns and everyone hated it I laughed out loud on the bus and startled everyone on my commute.
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
funny
lighthearted
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
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Aight this shit was FUNNYYYY and Sally Jay was such a hoot & holler the entire time. There were so many interesting scenes and characters and I really felt like I was just reading a diary of someone’s life. This truly feels like what girlhood should be for every woman and there’s even women supporting women which is always pleasant to read 🫶🏻🩷
funny
lighthearted
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
The Dud Avocado was a refreshing read after my previous rather dark selections (Beloved, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Cursed Bunny). It was light, funny, and whimsical.
The narration is by Sally Jay and it was kind of fun to be in someone else’s head and hear their thoughts. I liked the narration style because it really did feel like we were in her head! For the most part, I would say that Sally Jay and I are very different people, so I didn’t always connect with her and all of her reactions to things, but I feel like the reactions themselves were super relatable. She’s also definitely really privileged (like me) but I’m not so sure how much she acknowledges that. But that could also just be because the book was written and set in the 1950s.
I wasn’t completely convinced by the book at first (even though I was enjoying the experience) because it was just Sally Jay partying around Paris and making, imo, dumb decisions. But by the end with the whole passport scandal and the plot twist, I was convinced!
“You gonna let him take you home? He’s an awful wolf, you know.”
“Sure,” shrugged the other. “I should say no to life?”
“Sure,” shrugged the other. “I should say no to life?”
and we (au pairs every where) will always have (Sally Jay Force’s) Paris