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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
set in hong kong but typical expat behaviour of not bothering to write about the local culture at all, could have been set anywhere else. the main character is so irritating i couldn’t stand it anymore and stopped reading.
Not so exciting times while reading it. The novel is vague. You do not connect with the main character. You are lost because you don’t know the reason behind her thoughts.
I also felt some places were very discriminatory. Why was there scene about the girlfriends mom being rude to helper and why did the character not put an effort and ignore it is still a mystery.
I also felt some places were very discriminatory. Why was there scene about the girlfriends mom being rude to helper and why did the character not put an effort and ignore it is still a mystery.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
two stars for the sapphics only. irish misery is not for me, alas
1.5 Rounded up to 2
I was SO excited for this coming off of my Conversations with Friends hype, and I have never been so let down by a book before. I can already tell this is going to put me in a slump.
This one was filled with so much pretentious pointless rambling disguised as prose that was riddled with casual racism. The setting had so much potential and Naoise Dolan not only did absolutely nothing with it but described HK in an almost offensive way. There were some really great nuggets in here that were just buried in such an uninteresting plot and the characters were so hard to care about. Skimmed most of this one.
I was SO excited for this coming off of my Conversations with Friends hype, and I have never been so let down by a book before. I can already tell this is going to put me in a slump.
This one was filled with so much pretentious pointless rambling disguised as prose that was riddled with casual racism. The setting had so much potential and Naoise Dolan not only did absolutely nothing with it but described HK in an almost offensive way. There were some really great nuggets in here that were just buried in such an uninteresting plot and the characters were so hard to care about. Skimmed most of this one.
shoutout to miles, i️ too, do not know what ‘neoliberalism’ means (genuinely loved this so much tho)
emotional
reflective
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 book albeit Rooney-esque and the characters insufferable dickheads at times, did tickle my fancy. I liked the prose and overwroughtness (unsure if word).
The certain world of Hong Kong that was illustrated made me feel close to my best friend who spent time there as a beb twenty. I liked imagining we were Ava’s two flatmates who rolled their eyes at her ongoing apathy and unenthusiastic nature to life.
The certain world of Hong Kong that was illustrated made me feel close to my best friend who spent time there as a beb twenty. I liked imagining we were Ava’s two flatmates who rolled their eyes at her ongoing apathy and unenthusiastic nature to life.