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veelaughtland's review

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challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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froggybooks's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

UGH THIS BOOK <333

it was such a weird little book. cultish, late stage capitalism (a cult in itself), unlovable/unreliable/unstable MC. incredible.

mainly vibes over plot but still it was an amazing little book.

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sinceslicedbread's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

You don’t know how many times I annotated “WTF” in this book. A lot of the characters seem definitely autistic coded and neurodivergent in some way, so I found myself relating to Ingrid, but a lot of her choices left me cringing. There were times I had to set down the book, because of how weak my knees were (the finger thing).
I do enjoy books about mundane everyday life, so that element was what fills most of the 3 stars. Don’t expect to like any of the characters though.

“Deliciously unpredictable” was spot on.

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litlifewithmeg's review

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3.0

This was truly the most bizarre thing I’ve ever read, and I think it’s really ambiguous. The inside cover says this is a “merciless takedown of late capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to believe in.” I can see that, but I also had this feeling of none of it actually happening, and it just showing what this V troubled woman thought was happening. I don’t know.

A lot of this read as ICK to me, and for some reason I kept thinking of A Requiem for a Dream (yikes). It just gave me the same feeling of unease. I wouldn’t say I liked this book, but I was definitely invested, and I keep thinking about it.

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breekeeler's review

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

There was so much potential here, but for me it just didn’t quite come together. To be fair, I adored Supper Club so much that my expectations were incredibly high, so that my be playing into it.

There were parts of this I really loved, especially the second half of the novel when things started to get really unsettling.

For me the characters were never fully developed enough for me to really engage with them though, and I found that the Land portions actually undercut the eeriness of the Sea portions for me and in doing so really made this an ineffectual commentary on capitalism even through that’s why it was pitched as.

So overall enjoyable, just didn’t live up to my personal expectations or the expectations set by the book’s marketing materials.

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