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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
2.0
I picked up this book because the synopsis of the third one (Amy Among the Serial Killers) sounded interesting. I figured I'd begin at the beginning, but it was a little all over the place and I didn't like her characterizations so now I don't know if I'll bother.
It was a hard to put a finger on the setting. At times it felt like it was the 90s, other times it was slightly more modern, as if it were drafted earlier then edited in the mid-aughts. (There's a scene in the climax that hinges on a pay phone being used with the caller ID reading "pay phone," which... what?)
That said there were some great passages that made me laugh. The "assiest asshat from assville," for one, and the bit about Amy not being scared because she doesn't have the will to live until after lunch were particularly memorable.
It was a hard to put a finger on the setting. At times it felt like it was the 90s, other times it was slightly more modern, as if it were drafted earlier then edited in the mid-aughts. (There's a scene in the climax that hinges on a pay phone being used with the caller ID reading "pay phone," which... what?)
That said there were some great passages that made me laugh. The "assiest asshat from assville," for one, and the bit about Amy not being scared because she doesn't have the will to live until after lunch were particularly memorable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Moderate: Murder and Sexism
Minor: Stalking
Anonymous letters, anonymous phone calls, the dog
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