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fvrrest's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
3.5
hoedini's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
3.25
mlbobb12's review against another edition
dark
slow-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
3.0
ekat_805's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kekehansen's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
storyonlystory's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-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
4.0
geraldinerowe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I always find Moshfegh's writing compelling, even when I'm not particularly enjoying the book. The same was true here, but I struggled more as I wasn't always sure what was going on. We have the most unreliable of unreliable narrators in McGlue as he is an alcoholic with a serious brain injury, and the story swings from present to memory to hallucination without it always being clear which we're currently in. But I'm glad I persevered as it did start coming together for me.
sydneyonearth's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.5
eena's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
reading this book made me feel like i was back at the very first time i got drunk to the point of blackout and i hated that feeling because it’s one of the many traumas i have that i didn’t want to relive
as always i love how ottessa humanises horrible characters, however, there’s just too many slurs here that you will end up saying “is this really necessary to the whole story?” and the answer is always no
do i recommend this? no, not at all, i’m glad i read this but there was a reason why i didn’t want to read it back during the time that i was sooooo obsessed with moshfegh’s writing
as always i love how ottessa humanises horrible characters, however, there’s just too many slurs here that you will end up saying “is this really necessary to the whole story?” and the answer is always no
do i recommend this? no, not at all, i’m glad i read this but there was a reason why i didn’t want to read it back during the time that i was sooooo obsessed with moshfegh’s writing