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challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
giving this book two stars feels strange, i think because it can be split into 2 main parts: the inquiry and his turn to lucy, and the attack, and then when he departs from lucy. you would think the second “half” would start after the attack on the house, but no. this book feels insanely disjointed, lurie’s morals not sticking coherently throughout the novel despite repeatedly saying that he’s too old to change - was this a deliberate inconsistency or was it just this book being too flimsy? i didn’t like any character, i felt bad for every single woman who had to come into contact or conversation with lurie. talk abt self-absorbed! or maybe more unaware, and he only became aware too late. the praise this book received only makes me wonder who justified all the praise because i could rip into this book forever 😭 sorry. or am i? every content warning ever for this book bc lurie, i saw you finding a school girl attractive. don’t think i missed that during your period of “redemption”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Slavery