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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Sometimes slow and steady only gets you second place, and that's how I feel about this pacing
The writing is good but the main character is highly unlikable, the descriptions are gross and the plot is secondary to the characters. Not my cup of tea, that's for sure. I finished but only out of determination and I'm left feeling cranky and out of sorts.
This book is 220 pages of exposition but I still liked it.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an odd one. Moshfegh is very slow and deliberate in the first 220ish pages of the book until the plot unwinds and explodes suddenly and without warning. The novel would seem almost plotless for the majority of the book if the narrator, Elieen was not speaking from old age. Deeply disturbed and perverse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts
dark
funny
mysterious
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
something tells me this is the only five stars ottessa is getting from me … but it’s well deserved
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes