Reviews

Carrie Pilby by Caren Lissner

books_plan_create's review against another edition

I got to page 88 of this book. That's as far as I can go with Carrie. I do not like her and do not think I will ever be able to like her.

jodyjsperling's review against another edition

5.0

For the observations alone, this book is a treasure. I related on every page to Carrie. She views the world in such a relatable way. Her sarcasm is endearing, and her thoughts on hot-button issues both disarms and inspires. Excellent story!

pranati_pathak05's review

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

4.0

amaezing's review

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.0

heatherinthenether's review against another edition

5.0

A refreshing look into a unique life

I loved this book, it was a great story with a fascinating protagonist who is both shockingly relatable and undeniably bizarre. The combination creates a lovable character you cant5 help but root for.

tjlcody's review against another edition

1.0

This book was a combination of two horrible things:

Boring (as hell), and irritating (as al-fucking-mighty hell).

Carrie was insufferable. Look, I don't demand that all protagonists be good or nice. But I do demand that they not be so infuriating that I have to physically resist the urge to shred the book with my bare hands.

I get that there's probably going to be some development over the course of the book- I made it to the paragraph where she's about to hook up with that cheater-dude- but I honestly don't think I can handle a hundred-plus pages of "Oh, I'm so smart, I'm so moral, unlike the rest of these plebs!" until then.

No. I can't. I can't do it, man. All I want is for someone to slap her across the face and scream "GET OVER YOURSELF!"

And let me guess: Carrie's gonna go out with Mr. Cheater and find out she really likes him, right? I can already see where that's going.

As far as 'boring', that's just... It's just Carrie being a brat. There's very little that happens that inspires interest. Or anything other than irritation.

Not blowing anymore time on this book.

jamiegwaltney's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

the_escapist_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wanted to read this book because I really liked the movie based on it, but in the end, I like the movie better. It kept all of the best parts of the book and delivered the same message only in a more succinct way.

I appreciate the asexual representation in this book (in the movie it wasn't specified that Carrie is an asexual). However, I wish she didn't judge other people so much for wanting sex and relationships. I think her "innocent, childlike way of thinking" works well to show the theme of hipocrisy in adult people's daily lives but I agree that it can be over the top, annoying and unrealistic a lot of times. She's supposed to convince us that she's a Harvard major but she doesn't come across that way. Also, I didn't like how the issue if student-teacher relationship was never adressed properly. 

madohm's review

challenging hopeful informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

floer009's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was very honest and funny and sweet. A very relatable and authentic character and situations. Would recommend.