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La ragazza più fortunata del mondo

Jessica Knoll

3.41 AVERAGE

katikins's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I kept waiting for this to get good like The Favorite Sister did… but it was just bad all the way through. The main character was continuously self indulgent, not a single page was free from the rampant fatphobia, and there was zero exploration of what could have been really powerful themes.

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ajmarinell's review against another edition

4.0

Whenever I hear "the next Gone Girl," I instantly find myself wanting to pick apart the book. I'm very sick of the "nexts" - but this book surprised me. Yes, there's the obvious Gone Girl connection with a female character acting the part she thinks she's is supposed to, but this book is deeper than that. Getting rid of the Gone Girl expectation makes that clearer. I found the mystery unpredictable without being crazy, and the book overall very well written. I do feel like this author has taken the best parts of stories that have already been done to craft her novel in a way that will appeal to the masses, but I can't fault her for that when the product was so well done.

mamabobo's review against another edition

5.0

Really enjoyed this book though it was not what I expected. Much heavier (while also light and funny in parts) and ultimately satisfyingly redemptive.

kaywilly24's review against another edition

4.0

Now that I’ve finished this I’m interesting in watching the movie on Netflix and seeing how it stacks up. Very dark and violent at times. By biggest complaint is there should have been more of a trigger warning about the school shooting. That blindsided me and I had to stop and think because I was not expecting it at all

sheela110's review against another edition

3.0

One of my biggest pet peeves is when a book is classified as a "thriller" but it's actually just a regular book with what some might think is a thrilling storyline but not an actually psychological thriller. In this case, the narrator is meant to be "unreliable" so maybe we question the motives of the main character. However, I don't think this was well written enough to have all that nuance and to be honest, the storyline was just ok. I wouldn't say this is a terrible, don't-read-at-all book but it also wasn't memorable despite the pretty traumatizing aspects (trigger warnings: gang rape, school shootings). I'm not sure the central messaging was clear either - was she trying to show female empowerment? Classism/elitism? Socio-economic power? There were just too many themes and it lacked a cohesive message.

ktroew's review against another edition

4.0

This book just kept getting better as I went on - it was giving The Bold Type turned very serious meets mystery book. Ani, as a character, grew on me as the complexity of her story unraveled. All of the book’s major plot points felt very realistic (although hard to fathom all happening to one person) in today’s world, and something so many people can relate to.

rudexgrrl's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyable but the fat shaming and diet talk took me out of it completely and maybe I didn’t catch it but I’m not sure how it was relevant to the story.