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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
dark
funny
medium-paced
If you’re looking for stories about deeply depressed twenty-somethings struggling to adult and relate to each other in a world that’s on the verge of pandemic, wild political changes and upheaval (ie 2019) this is the book for you!
Jules is with a guy she’s maybe going to marry, in a steady if unfulfilling job, and only a little obsessed with stalking tradwife/conservative conspiracy theorists mommy bloggers online when her sister Poppy comes to stay and just… doesn’t leave.
As they fight, make up (kindof), attempt to cohabitate even while hoarding a life’s worth of emotional baggage and resentment in every corner—everything around them starts to get worse. Including their already fraught relationship with their mother who is heading down a MLM-conservative-wellness pipeline that we all know leads to trouble.
It’s a no plot all vibes kind of book, which I tend to enjoy, and darkly funny in a staring into the abyss full of ennui, must laugh before you cry sort of way.
The sisters are weirdos, I loved their unhinged thoughts and actions, they can’t take care of themselves but end up adopting a traumatized disabled dog, which totally tracks, and you can see nothing is going to be resolved by the end of the book but you desperately root for them anyway, the sweet little dum dums.
A great debut, that has something intensely readable about it. There’s a deeply on the verge of MAGA and the pandemic feel to it, which I felt was perfectly captured if mildly triggering consider where we are today. The characters are all pretty aggravating and not much happens but if you’re into that, it works beautifully. I feel like this busted me out of a months’ long reading slump too. Great debut, funny in a haha oh god wtf Smdh type of way, which is like my favourite kind of funny.
I’m so curious to see what she writes next!
Jules is with a guy she’s maybe going to marry, in a steady if unfulfilling job, and only a little obsessed with stalking tradwife/conservative conspiracy theorists mommy bloggers online when her sister Poppy comes to stay and just… doesn’t leave.
As they fight, make up (kindof), attempt to cohabitate even while hoarding a life’s worth of emotional baggage and resentment in every corner—everything around them starts to get worse. Including their already fraught relationship with their mother who is heading down a MLM-conservative-wellness pipeline that we all know leads to trouble.
It’s a no plot all vibes kind of book, which I tend to enjoy, and darkly funny in a staring into the abyss full of ennui, must laugh before you cry sort of way.
The sisters are weirdos, I loved their unhinged thoughts and actions, they can’t take care of themselves but end up adopting a traumatized disabled dog, which totally tracks, and you can see nothing is going to be resolved by the end of the book but you desperately root for them anyway, the sweet little dum dums.
A great debut, that has something intensely readable about it. There’s a deeply on the verge of MAGA and the pandemic feel to it, which I felt was perfectly captured if mildly triggering consider where we are today. The characters are all pretty aggravating and not much happens but if you’re into that, it works beautifully. I feel like this busted me out of a months’ long reading slump too. Great debut, funny in a haha oh god wtf Smdh type of way, which is like my favourite kind of funny.
I’m so curious to see what she writes next!
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The ending was SO abrupt! Knocked down 1 star
i’m so sad to finish this book
if you’re a millennial, you’ll probably love this book
if you have a sister, you’ll probably relate to this book
if you love making fun of conspiracists and trumpies, you’ll laugh with this book
i’ve never read a writing prose like this and its so shocking to me that it’s Alexandra’s first novel!! I want her to write more!! I loved loved the writing style, its tbh so f*cking funny and its like talking to my bestie, it’s like how fighting with my sister is! It’s like how talking to my parents can be
it feels so so real and its how we live in this century with instagram and how our thoughts are. Jules and Poppy were incredible characters to follow around on this novel
no plot?? I dong give a f*, you dont need one and thats what makes this author cool!! She had me hooked from the start of the book and everything was funny. The way this author can make anything sound interesting is amazing, can’t wait for more of her writing!
Anyways millenials/genz rule and this book proves it cus i can have fun without a plot lol tbh everything was a plot
if you’re a millennial, you’ll probably love this book
if you have a sister, you’ll probably relate to this book
if you love making fun of conspiracists and trumpies, you’ll laugh with this book
i’ve never read a writing prose like this and its so shocking to me that it’s Alexandra’s first novel!! I want her to write more!! I loved loved the writing style, its tbh so f*cking funny and its like talking to my bestie, it’s like how fighting with my sister is! It’s like how talking to my parents can be
it feels so so real and its how we live in this century with instagram and how our thoughts are. Jules and Poppy were incredible characters to follow around on this novel
no plot?? I dong give a f*, you dont need one and thats what makes this author cool!! She had me hooked from the start of the book and everything was funny. The way this author can make anything sound interesting is amazing, can’t wait for more of her writing!
Anyways millenials/genz rule and this book proves it cus i can have fun without a plot lol tbh everything was a plot
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
darkly comedic exploration of two highly dysfunctional sisters with extremely toxic and somewhat abusive parenting. i liked the writing and character study but this is definitely a no plot just vibes kinda book. i did find myself feeling a bit dissatisfied by the ending because it ended absolutely nowhere just like how it began but i was really hoping for something more (not a resolution, but something)
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Worst ending ever, I don't understand -- and after googling, looks like no one else did either
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
More focus on characters than plot. I found the characters deeply relatable and interesting. They were very flawed but seemed real. Being a young woman is hard.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes