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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
challenging
funny
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The second hand embarrassment went crazy it was like a car crash I couldn't look away from. Like damn is this gonna happen to me when I turn 45
This book had a lot of publicity and I knew some details about it before I read it. It was okay. Not my type of book. I I think it was the writing that put me off. I don’t mind what the protagonist actually did, and I’ve always liked strong female characters. It’s just I was bored. There were moments that I thought I was feeling for her, but they she didn’t move me. I’m not sure why. Not my thing I guess.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started this book not knowing if I’ll enjoy it at all because I’ve seen very conflicting opinions. I did personally enjoy it! I enjoyed the writing and discussing woman-centered topics that rarely get discussed in literature. Regarding the common criticisms, I understand why people might find the protagonist self-centered and annoying but I don’t think the book is necessarily even trying to portray her as loveable. I’ve also seen people say the book is shocking for the sake of being shocking. Maybe I’m too used to weird things happening in books, but I wasn’t that weirded out by the events in the book? And I thought the “weirdness” served a purpose.
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I understand this book is meant to be raw and honest but it simply did not read that way to me. I'm sure this is how a lot of folks might struggle with their sexuality and with a changing stage in life, but it didn't feel like the MC was actually engaging with that struggle any deeper than on a surface level. It's a shame because there are some real winning quips and deeper musings about life in the first third of the book, and I wish there had been more of that to balance the absurdity.
Ultimately this was disappointing and deeply underwhelming and I DNF'd at 66%. More specifically, the author lost me at the entertaining of incest, for which I draw a hard (and, I'd argue, not unreasonable) line. It also didn't help that I simply don't resonate with the MC: I'm not a woman in her 40s who is so consumed by her own misery that she loses all perspective of life.
I really am at a loss and I don't know who I'd recommend this to. Was this meant to pander to the women in Crossfit who reverse justify affairs because having to reckon with their actions, and the consequences of those actions, would force a level of self-reflection that would shatter their ego? Or is this pseudo-autobiographical and the author just sought validation for their reluctant choices? Maybe it's both.
Ultimately this was disappointing and deeply underwhelming and I DNF'd at 66%. More specifically, the author lost me at the entertaining of incest, for which I draw a hard (and, I'd argue, not unreasonable) line. It also didn't help that I simply don't resonate with the MC: I'm not a woman in her 40s who is so consumed by her own misery that she loses all perspective of life.
I really am at a loss and I don't know who I'd recommend this to. Was this meant to pander to the women in Crossfit who reverse justify affairs because having to reckon with their actions, and the consequences of those actions, would force a level of self-reflection that would shatter their ego? Or is this pseudo-autobiographical and the author just sought validation for their reluctant choices? Maybe it's both.
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel like all of the intimate relationships including the narrator in this book were just her trying to be understood but picking the wrong people which was probably the point but oof
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Did I love the overall structure and plot of this? No- but when I did read it i was completely absorbed, and I drop books soo quickly so finishing it says something. Yes there is a plot but the whole thing feels like a rambly, thought driven, diary entry. I liked it and don’t think some of the criticism is fair tbh
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated