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meggoliver's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
abbyhoovs's review against another edition
5.0
Martha, our narrator, is at times extremely likable, infuriating, or heartbreaking, and sometimes a combination of all three-- aka the perfect protagonist. The journey of still searching for a mental health diagnosis, or even just self discovery as a person, late is life is relatable in a way that makes your heart ache. I found her to be fully formed as a character instead of the one dimensional depressed girl or manic pixie tropes you often see with women with mental illness in literature. The eccentric side characters in her life made the dialogue fun and interesting.
sickslug's review against another edition
4.0
that line about taking medication your whole life that prohibits pregnancy would make you think you’d be a bad mother :0 jaw dropped
ashleighcrocker's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
4.5
caitlong's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
aliceruth6's review against another edition
4.0
I liked it. Martha annoyed me a bit but loved the last 50 ish pages . Maybe she annoyed me because I see bits of me in her and I didn’t like that .
asamandawanders's review against another edition
1.0
I don't tend to continue with books that are 1 star reads but I kept thinking it would get better, get to the "bliss" part, but alas it was all sorrow. I didn't find the majority of characters believeable and I felt that by not naming the mental illness it was actually more stigmatizing, which is the opposite of what the author seemed to want to do. I found this book to be a big slog and am very surprised by the high rating on Goodreads.