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mengzhenreads's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I enjoyed the idea of this book since it reminded me a lot of The Most Dangerous Game but honestly, I was thoroughly underwhelmed. The writing was bland and unimaginative and I felt like all the characters had no substance to them and didn't really have any personality.
The thing that bothered me the most was the author's constant use of movie references in order to describe what was going on in a scene. Not only was it excessive, with a movie reference often on every other page, but it also felt lazy, as instead of actually describing the scene and immersing the reader in the book, the author instead just referenced a movie and moved on.
Another thing that I really did like was how Greer calls herself a feminist, which is fantastic, but then says things like "I'm letting down feminism because I worried about what to wear" or "feminism stood a step backward because the first thing I thought when I saw him was that he was hot.". This is just so frustrating to read because this is NOT what feminism is since feminism doesn't care if you think someone is hot or if you care about what you wear. There's nothing wrong with that and that sort of language goes against the fundamental beliefs of feminism. Feminism is about equality for all, and the fact that the author implies that caring about how you look means you're not a feminist is concerning to say the least.
Overall, although I really liked the plot and concept of the story, it was just poorly executed and not very well written.
The thing that bothered me the most was the author's constant use of movie references in order to describe what was going on in a scene. Not only was it excessive, with a movie reference often on every other page, but it also felt lazy, as instead of actually describing the scene and immersing the reader in the book, the author instead just referenced a movie and moved on.
Another thing that I really did like was how Greer calls herself a feminist, which is fantastic, but then says things like "I'm letting down feminism because I worried about what to wear" or "feminism stood a step backward because the first thing I thought when I saw him was that he was hot.". This is just so frustrating to read because this is NOT what feminism is since feminism doesn't care if you think someone is hot or if you care about what you wear. There's nothing wrong with that and that sort of language goes against the fundamental beliefs of feminism. Feminism is about equality for all, and the fact that the author implies that caring about how you look means you're not a feminist is concerning to say the least.
Overall, although I really liked the plot and concept of the story, it was just poorly executed and not very well written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, and Suicide
Moderate: Racism and Alcoholism
Minor: Racial slurs
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