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cactuscloudsreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I hated it. I hated the characters. I hated the ending. The ending felt rushed and I literally had to keep flipping back to see if I had missed a page because very important details were not clear. As a mother who just chose to delete a social account with 55,000 plus followers I had hoped to read this book with some solidarity. Instead, I found myself reliving PTSD moments of motherhood NOT related to social media at all. I powered through it because at that point I was hoping for a happy ending. Was it worth it? I don’t know. Overall, the characters were basically horrible human beings, written to be exactly that, but it was the twists at the end that literally turned my stomach and left me wondering if I would be having PTSD nightmares. On BOTM this had a trigger warning of child abuse, but I wish it had a trigger warning about how graphic the descriptions were. I would not have read it at all if I had been warned.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Self harm, Suicide, and Stalking
Minor: Infertility and Abortion
signediza's review against another edition
Boringgggg and confusing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Abortion
queenofsheba's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Stalking
audiblybooked's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
People Like Her gives us a glimpse into the life of mommy blogger and influencer @the_mamabare. Unsurprisingly, it seems that most of the happy photos are staged and the stories this mama blogger shares with her many followers are only very loosely based in reality. But she likes the perks, the attention, and the fact that so many people look up to her so she works very hard creating content and spends her time hyper-focused on appearance and making the right impression. Also, since Papabare don't have a JOB - her Instagram is what is ultimately paying the bills.
Emmy, the Instamum, can be extremely self absorbed and unintentionally thoughtless. Her interactions with people are generally with her persona foremost in mind and so are for the most part disingenuine albeit not malicious. However, she has caused some harm along the way and some people are not very forgiving.
I found Emmy to be a fascinating character, if not entirely likable. She seemed to genuinely care about her family but was at the same time, emotionally detached. From what I've seen in the reviews of this so far - I'm alone in my low opinion of her husband, Dan. Most readers seemed to find him a decent guy who was rightfully shocked at his wife's dubious morals. As for myself, I found it offensive af that some man with NO JOB would flounce about clutching his pearls in judgement over the choices his wife makes to support her family while at the same time he is reaping the benefits of those choices and making no difficult choices of his own to help her. Granted, Mamabare is completely self-absorbed which leads her to making terrible decisions that lead to consequences that affect more than just herself. But I found her to be far more likable and relatable than her ineffective, self-righteous unemployed husband.
The story also highlighted how dangerous it can be to make ourselves so accessible on social media. You never know what type of people are "following" you and which comments are simple internet trolling and which are potentially dangerous. I would imagine being a social media "celebrity" could be tricky to seem accessible while still keeping that separation for your safety and privacy. Also, this type of "celebrity" leaves you open to have your choices judged by the public. A single mistake could cost you that celebrity status and income.
I really enjoyed People Like Her and I could go on much longer about all my feeling about Dan, which is one reason why I decided to rate this book a 5 Star. I was so completely invested in this story that I'm still mad about him!! Audio narration was excellent - I highly recommend the audio if you're thinking about grabbing this book WHICH YOU SHOULD!
Emmy, the Instamum, can be extremely self absorbed and unintentionally thoughtless. Her interactions with people are generally with her persona foremost in mind and so are for the most part disingenuine albeit not malicious. However, she has caused some harm along the way and some people are not very forgiving.
I found Emmy to be a fascinating character, if not entirely likable. She seemed to genuinely care about her family but was at the same time, emotionally detached. From what I've seen in the reviews of this so far - I'm alone in my low opinion of her husband, Dan. Most readers seemed to find him a decent guy who was rightfully shocked at his wife's dubious morals. As for myself, I found it offensive af that some man with NO JOB would flounce about clutching his pearls in judgement over the choices his wife makes to support her family while at the same time he is reaping the benefits of those choices and making no difficult choices of his own to help her. Granted, Mamabare is completely self-absorbed which leads her to making terrible decisions that lead to consequences that affect more than just herself. But I found her to be far more likable and relatable than her ineffective, self-righteous unemployed husband.
The story also highlighted how dangerous it can be to make ourselves so accessible on social media. You never know what type of people are "following" you and which comments are simple internet trolling and which are potentially dangerous. I would imagine being a social media "celebrity" could be tricky to seem accessible while still keeping that separation for your safety and privacy. Also, this type of "celebrity" leaves you open to have your choices judged by the public. A single mistake could cost you that celebrity status and income.
I really enjoyed People Like Her and I could go on much longer about all my feeling about Dan, which is one reason why I decided to rate this book a 5 Star. I was so completely invested in this story that I'm still mad about him!! Audio narration was excellent - I highly recommend the audio if you're thinking about grabbing this book WHICH YOU SHOULD!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, and Abortion
nicolesbooknotes's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Stalking
islanderbookbabe's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicide
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