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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This fucking book, my god, so good. I finished it in a day and I have all the feelings. This is THE feminist book of the year, I'm not taking questions. It's not your usual murder mystery, it's kinda like a feminist retelling of the 'pretty dead white girl syndrome' - where the girls are put on trial for whether they are the right kind of victims to feel sorry and then forgotten when the narrative of the men who killed them take over. It follows the story of an 18 year old, Alice Lee, who was murdered and how her life, pre and post death, intertwines with Ruby's. The writing is exquisite; I kept taking photos of pages that just made me oof. For example this line about how women have to manage men's attraction to them: "Safety comes from moving with the current until you are free of it, and then, only then, can you turn and swim like hell for the shore." It is so insightful and raw and both heartbreaking and empowering at the same time. The characters are all really endearing and the little friendship group Ruby found while grieving Alice is so precious. "I've come to think that intensity, not time, is what connects us." READ THIS. Also bonus: author is Melbournian
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Didn't vibe with it at all, just didn't suit my taste
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
This was such a different twist on a familiar subject, which made me pay more attention to the victim instead of the perpetrator. That was the point of the novel,I think.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Sped through this! Veeeery well done, covered a lot of not great subjects in a great way and was super interesting. Characters were amazing, recommended it to so many people and they all loved it too!
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes