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The First Bad Man by Miranda July

21 reviews

bickley_moon's review

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dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

very perverse and funny. Absolutely readable, I read it within two days.

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anettainkeri's review

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funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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1414's review

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dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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dhritigupta's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

a very weird and unlikeable book! but also i liked the last 100 pages more than i thought, and understood the characters more than i wanted to!

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hbear21's review

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challenging medium-paced

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

3.0

What a strange book. Having read some of July’s other work I knew I was in for something unusual but I could not have anticipated this. Though the characters were difficult to like most of the time and their behaviors were bizarre and even repulsive, I found the writing so compelling that I wanted to keep reading. This book will live in my head for some time to come.

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katsiano's review

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dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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pearcoats's review

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reflective 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

2.0

I remember seeing praise for it when it was first published and managed to get on my hands on a copy just before Christmas. Why did I trust reading something endorsed by Lena Dunham? July is a terrific writer, no doubt about it, but I found the narrative weird and quirky for the sake of being bizarre. Felt deeply uncomfortable by the age differences in relationships. Overrated, disappointed and relieved I can move into the next book.

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