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bree_klass's review against another edition
4.0
I told her things I never told anyone: I confessed that the supporting roles I took after the lupus were existential pool noodles. I never quit smoking. Rehab, by some measures was the best time of my life. I am still haunted by what my son said to me on the balcony, during my sixtieth birthday party: Here you are with your dove-hundred-dollar cake, and still you want to jump. I left the party to box an oak tree and cry. I love best in snow, I sing best in stairwells, and I pee best on trains. Sometimes I make a pile of Himalayan pink salt on my palm and lick it, just lick it. When I wear socks to bed, I have the most transporting dreams. Half my life, I have been waiting for someone to yell: Action. The other half, I have been waiting for someone to yell: Cut. All my life, I have been cute. These conditions make you selfish, and America knows them well.
Some will say it’s my bias toward themes of religiosity or female rage or the Mystery of life, but I enjoyed this one a lot. Not quite a 10/10 banger, but also, somehow, no notes?
Some will say it’s my bias toward themes of religiosity or female rage or the Mystery of life, but I enjoyed this one a lot. Not quite a 10/10 banger, but also, somehow, no notes?
thrashtambourine's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.25
lightnera's review against another edition
It's a bit much for me right now. Too many unconnected perspectives. I may try again later.
carlaag02's review against another edition
I really wanted to like this book, but after getting into it 20%, I still wasn’t fully tracking which characters were who. I may try again but for the summer I’m leaning more into lighter reads.
chanelchapters's review
3.0
The writing is very intricate and bizarre - I enjoyed it but I felt it didn't work well for this particular story.
Every character sounded the same, as they were all written in the author's style, so it felt unrealistic. Not everyone speaks like Rory Gilmore on steroids.
watch me chat about it here: https://youtu.be/50teun0uqCY
Every character sounded the same, as they were all written in the author's style, so it felt unrealistic. Not everyone speaks like Rory Gilmore on steroids.
watch me chat about it here: https://youtu.be/50teun0uqCY
bela's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tkhard425's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
fraugakre's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25