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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I find the degree of overthinking present in this book quite relatable. And similarly, I struggle to conclude whether or not any of it possesses any actual insight. I think it must, or else I wouldn’t have liked it as much as I did.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-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
DNF at 55%
Was the title meant to be ironic? There were some amusing bits, but on the whole the story and characters are forgettable and the writing is mundane. It was compared to Sally Rooney’s Normal People which I also didn’t like, so shame on me.
Was the title meant to be ironic? There were some amusing bits, but on the whole the story and characters are forgettable and the writing is mundane. It was compared to Sally Rooney’s Normal People which I also didn’t like, so shame on me.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Este libro me dió mucha risa y disfruté de los pequeños comentarios sociales que hacía la protagonista, me parecieron muy inteligentes. No le cogí especial cariño a ningún personaje pero eso no me pareció un problema. Siento que la mejor forma de describir este libro es diciendo que es una combinación cínica y socialista (más socialista) de fleabag y Sally Rooney (y lo digo como un cumplido).
Pd: lo leí en inglés pero no me quiero ni imaginar lo difícil que debió haber sido traducir este libro con todas las reflexiones que tiene de gramática y las diferencias entre el inglés de Irlanda y el de Inglaterra.
Pd2: no sé cómo Naoise Dolan se las arregló para hacer reflexiones de colonialismo, clase y el uso del subjuntivo tan entretenidas.
Pd3: me gustó mucho el humor, en caso de que no quedó claro
Pd: lo leí en inglés pero no me quiero ni imaginar lo difícil que debió haber sido traducir este libro con todas las reflexiones que tiene de gramática y las diferencias entre el inglés de Irlanda y el de Inglaterra.
Pd2: no sé cómo Naoise Dolan se las arregló para hacer reflexiones de colonialismo, clase y el uso del subjuntivo tan entretenidas.
Pd3: me gustó mucho el humor, en caso de que no quedó claro
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
reading this was not an exciting time.
just when i thought nobody could take belly conklin’s crown as most insufferable main character, this girl comes along.
writing was super weird too because what was that unrelated thing about a gap year in the blurb??
also why would you write a romance book and then try to sell it as a irish vs english ideology and upbringing please just choose one. actually i would rather have read two separate books than this.
characters were also super flat, and the only one with any emotional depth was removed for literally no reason halfway through never to return?
didn’t appreciate the random ambiguous threesome ending. honestly when i saw part three: edith AND julian i nearly threw this muppet of a book in the sea, but i didn’t think the fish deserved that.
just when i thought nobody could take belly conklin’s crown as most insufferable main character, this girl comes along.
writing was super weird too because what was that unrelated thing about a gap year in the blurb??
also why would you write a romance book and then try to sell it as a irish vs english ideology and upbringing please just choose one. actually i would rather have read two separate books than this.
characters were also super flat, and the only one with any emotional depth was removed for literally no reason halfway through never to return?
didn’t appreciate the random ambiguous threesome ending. honestly when i saw part three: edith AND julian i nearly threw this muppet of a book in the sea, but i didn’t think the fish deserved that.
