Reviews with content warning for Stalking - I'm a Fan

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abi_g_mac's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Dysfunctional, disconcerting and compelling.
The commentary around race, gender and performative consumerism was really well written and broke up the narrator's account of her obsessive and unhealthy relationships. The non-linear structure felt uneasy at times, but that suited the novel as the whole thing was uncomfortable.
Although it is short I still felt it could have ended sooner and had just as much impact. Maybe there's only so much chilling introspection I can take, although it may also have been the audio style as I found 30-40 mins at a time was enough.

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rosalind's review

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dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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t_rex_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

the main character is so disgustingly obsessed with this pr*ck of a man, and she is also disgustingly obsessed with another woman he is/has been with and slept with. she talks very deeply about all the things she feels about him and her but in a way that like opens ur eyes to some of the things you feel yourself, as well as having these short passages about political issues, misogyny and racism which you have to read twice to actually absorb and understand. she is smart but so stupid at the same time, and is so cruel for no apparent reason apart from the fact that she likes to do it as well as she doesn't know who she is and feels like it's a way of expressing that which is so deliciously complicated and wrong that it makes you hate her as a character but also love her because she is so grossly interesting and fu*ked up. </spoiler >

the writing in this book is so gorgeous it makes me want to cry. the words she uses to describe and annotate things with are undeniably the most uncommon yet beautiful words I've ever read! love love love this book!!!

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lovelylilelle's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

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sophsg88's review

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I fantasise and fall in love with a version of him I'm not sure exists outside of my imagination. He is constantly failing in comparison to this person I know he could be. If he could only stop being exactly who he is, we could be happy.

A non-linear narrative, multiple unlikeable characters, and a protagonist in the throes of lovesickness all the while presenting herself as the victim in everything. You're never really granted the release of finding anything tangible about her but she delivers a number of monologues regarding race and class that envy the most prolific writers out there. I could write an essay on how much I love this book.

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