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rhubarbcrisp's review against another edition
5.0
thoroughly enjoyed this book and it introduced me to the word "cuckservatives" so 10/10
rchlschl's review against another edition
5.0
It took a little over a month, but I finally finished this book! I really enjoyed it, and the last 100 pages or so get really exciting! The style definitely isn’t for everyone (it is a 1000 page run-on sentence, after all), but I found living in an anxious bakers stream of consciousness for a month weirdly relaxing.
olibussell's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence
whatpageareyouon's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
“The fact that when I deliver my pie and rolls and we all act so happy, well, pie is a happy thing...the fact that nobody likes a happy person though, if they’re not happy themselves, so you never know, the fact that my happy act could be causing resentment without my realizing...the last thing you ever know about Ohioans is how they really feel about things.”
“The fact that when I deliver my pie and rolls and we all act so happy, well, pie is a happy thing...the fact that nobody likes a happy person though, if they’re not happy themselves, so you never know, the fact that my happy act could be causing resentment without my realizing...the last thing you ever know about Ohioans is how they really feel about things.”
lucysbookpage's review against another edition
5.0
You'd think this book would be pretentious - one sentence long book broken up by a second narrative from the POV of a mountain lion? Come on. I couldn't stop thinking about this book after reading about it so starting memorial day weekend I tried to read at least 10 pages a day/50 a week. It took me almost 3 months to the day to finish. Other reviews are right that the book shakes itself out into a well-rounded story that was honestly gripping. There were times I could barely get through the ten pages I told myself I'd read and times when I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cried (seriously). The ending is incredible. It is amazing what Ellman has done with form in this novel. I think you start out the novel thinking WHY 1,000 pages of the internal monologue of a housewife in Ohio? But why not? Why is her story any less important than Stephen Dedalus/those people playing tennis in Infinite Jest (lol)? Anyway it was good, highly recommend
emmajoetta's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
everything_was_beautiful's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
katey_'s review against another edition
5.0
Breathtaking. The most unique book I’ve ever read. Everyone asked me, as they checked in to see how far I’d made it in “the 1,000-page novel that’s only one sentence,” if I’d gotten tired of it yet, and I never did. It just got better and better.