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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
this writing style had me moaning the entire way through and the end i was writhing around like some kind of giant land worm this is insanely impressive and expressive she owes her readers nothing and yet i gained everything literal masterpiece lord’s work i want everyone to read this and to gatekeep this from everyone at the same time.
By no means an easy read, but compelling nevertheless.
NOT recommended for anyone who has lost a loved one to brain cancer.
NOT recommended for anyone who has lost a loved one to brain cancer.
This made it onto my reading list years ago, from a review somewhere. It is powerful but dark, and makes me want to scrub myself clean after spending this long with the main character.
An at times challenging stream of consciousness narration, of a pretty bleak life. Technically well done, very powerful, but not something I could ever bring myself to read again.
An at times challenging stream of consciousness narration, of a pretty bleak life. Technically well done, very powerful, but not something I could ever bring myself to read again.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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:
No
This is not a light read but definitely a worthwhile one. McBride writes in a style that is at first jarring and difficult to read. However, once you get used to it, her writing becomes immensely compelling and the rhythm of it makes it feel like a raw reality. A reality that doesn’t restrict itself to the rules of sentence structure or logic - a reality more like our own than a work of fiction. A Girl is a Half-formed Thing is a troubling coming of age story; a story of abuse and misplaced guilt, of suffering and of family. It is masterfully constructed and poignant.
challenging
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness
