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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
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
This was such a disappointment after reading Happy Couple last year. The main character needs to be shaken and shouted at a bit by someone she isn't having sex with. Edith is the only one here I respect.
challenging
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was recommended EXCITING TIMES as a book that would fill the Sally Rooney shaped hole in my life. Naoise Dolan and Rooney’s female, Irish protagonists share a lot including an ambivalence towards life, socialist ideology, and the feeling that they are too damaged to love. But these commonalities stem less from the similarities in their writers and more from the problems afflicting this generation of people in their 20s. I found the setting of Hong Kong to be immersive and I love how Ava’s inherent Irish-ness brushed against the various expats and residents of the city. The analysis of language and how it shapes who we are as cultures was probably my favorite through-line of the book. And the good but uncertain ending was perfect.
some parts i loved and some i didn’t understand at all, this is her first book i will definitely read her next
dry and witty. main character made me want to murder someone sometimes due to her toxicity. pinnacle of literary fiction. fantastic debut.
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I ABSOLUTELY FUCKING LOVE THIS BOOK. I honestly don't know if I've ever had more fun reading a book than when I read this one. Like it was stereotypically my fav genre of insane girl thinking about things, but like done so well. This book is if sally rooney was gay. Sometimes when I read I want to just rush through to finish, but in this book I really wanted to just savor every moment soak up every word for exactly what it was (especially since word choice was such a theme of the book.) I resonated a lot with the main character, Ava. My only complaint is that she sometimes did things that were frustrating, but really that just makes her characterization all the more fascinating. READ THIS!!!
When I started listening to this 2 years ago, it was torturous, honestly. But, because I hate to DNF, I picked it up again on this random work Sunday and it wasn’t half bad. Although, I really just can’t stand how this is written and maybe the narrator too. I’m sorryyyy