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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
all of austin’s writing reminds me of sidney gish’s music :)
As a depressed and anxious lesbian and former Catholic I thought I would love this, but honestly it was just eh. The characters seemed kind of flat and uninspired and Gilda was just not likable to me. Her obsessive thought patterns seemed a little trite, and the way she handles her relationships had me constantly groaning. I need to stop reading realistic, sad, depressing books about depression.
This one missed for me. It had the makings of a good read but fell short. Maybe it needed more humour? 2.5 rounded up.
It started out good enough (although written in present tense), but then I was bothered by all the unnecessary replacements for "say": I lie, she comments, I ask, she answers, I reply, he insists, I repeat, I confess, I explain...
When she fumbles with her key at her "front" door, even though she lives in a small apartment, which I have to think has only one door, I had to stop.
When she fumbles with her key at her "front" door, even though she lives in a small apartment, which I have to think has only one door, I had to stop.
Usually not the type of book I enjoy but the narrator’s voice was exactly my brand of quirky, yay.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Profoundly hard to read at points